Intense

My daddy, 1944



"The intense prayer of the righteous is very powerful."
(James 5:16b HCSB)

While looking for a family photo that captures "intense", I found in my parent's World War II scrapbook this picture along with the caption: "Stuck in the snow 30 miles from nowhere." Since I came along in the 50s, it's safe to say that Daddy powered through until their 1931 Model "A" Ford was unstuck and on the road again.

God through James, the half brother of Jesus, taught that much can be accomplished through earnest, fervent prayers of righteous people - righteous not of ourselves, but from God on the basis of faith in Christ (Phil 3:9).

Beloved, are your prayers accomplishing much? Turn up your intensity from lukewarm to burning and effectively power through to omnipotent God!