James holds the prophet Elijah to be an example of the power of prayer in James 5:17-18. Of course, this is true: Elijah prayed, and the rain stopped. He prayed again, and the rain restarted. The message to take from that, according to James, is not that Elijah is a special person whom God listens to more closely. No, the message is that Elijah was a man just like us. Prayer is not dependent on the pray-er but the one who is prayed to.
Looking at Elijah’s example of praying in 1 Kings 18 reveals some interesting and important truths. While not the example referred to by James 5, we should remember that James confirms to us that Elijah’s praying is not something we can write off as being special because Elijah was a prophet.
1 Kings 18 tells us at least three things about prayer.... Read More
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