Effective Prayer #396

Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. (James 5:16)

There is power in prayer for the people of God. Sins are forgiven when they are confessed to one another and as prayers ascend to the throne of grace for divine mercy. The unrighteous have no assurance of effective prayer; it is the prayers of the righteous that are heard and answered by the Father. Prayer for someone today, and also seek the prayers of the righteous.