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The theme stated: The prayer of the righteous is very powerful in its working (5:16b). Since the prayer of the righteous is powerfully effective, we should be motivated to pray.ġ. To motivate you to pray, James asserts the power of prayer and then illustrates it with the life of Elijah: (We all do!) As with everything in life, motivation is the key. If you have trusted in Christ as Savior, then you need to pray more. Then the invitation of Hebrews 4:16 applies to you: “Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” Jesus must be your personal High Priest, whose blood has covered all your sin. You must be reconciled to God through faith in Christ before you can rightly pray. This assumes that you have trusted in Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord. James’ aim here is to motivate us, wherever we’re at with the Lord, to pray more. Although I am nowhere near Muller in faith or prayer (even to mention myself in the same sentence is presumptuous!), God has used Muller’s example over the years to encourage me to pray. Reading that book showed me that I could look to the same Lord in prayer and that He faithfully would meet my needs. Muller gave God the glory by writing an annual narrative of how the Lord had provided, once the needs had already been met. He and his staff would pray and often see God provide the exact amount that they needed on the day they needed it. Muller never disclosed any needs to potential donors, even if they asked. Muller’s theme verse was Psalm 81:10, “Open your mouth wide and I will fill it.” For over 60 years, he saw God faithfully provide for as many as 2,000 orphans at a time, all in response to secret prayer. Then they set about praying for God to provide for their own needs and the needs of the orphans. Muller and his new bride literally sold or gave away everything that they owned and gave the money to the Lord’s work. But his primary reason for founding the orphanage was to demonstrate that God is still a prayer-hearing God and that it is not in vain to trust in Him. He was concerned about the needs of the many orphans whom he saw on the streets, of course. Muller later founded an orphanage in Bristol, England. As most of you know, Muller (1805-1897) was a rebellious Prussian young man whom God saved in his twenties. I am a fellow struggler with you!īut having said that, I also can say that God changed my spiritual life in the summer of 1970, when I read for the first time, George Muller of Bristol, by A. I do not want this message to convey that I’ve got it all together. I want to repeat the disclaimer that I gave last week, namely, that I feel woefully inadequate in the area of prayer.