11/11/2025
James 5:16–18
[16] 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.
[17] Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain;
and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months.
[18] And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.
Prayer has power when it comes from a righteous heart.
The effective, fervent prayer of a believer moves heaven and changes the earth.
In today’s Morning Glory Service, Pastor Wilfred Lai taught on The Effective Fervent Prayer of a Righteous Man, revealing that God answers the prayers of those who stand right before Him.
“A righteous man prays, and God answers,” he said.
“When you stand before God blameless, your prayer carries authority.”
Elijah stood before King Ahab with confidence because he had already stood before God in prayer.
He declared, “There shall be no rain except at my word,” and heaven obeyed.
Such boldness comes only from a life that is right with God, a life cleansed by confession and forgiveness.
Pastor Lai reminded believers that forgiveness unlocks answered prayer.
When you forgive, you make room for the power of God to work in you and through you.
Unforgiveness hinders prayer, but confession and forgiveness release divine results.
“Before you ask for anything,” he said,
“ask God to forgive you and forgive those who have wronged you. That’s how you stand before God as a righteous man.”
You are righteous not because of your works, but because you have been forgiven through Christ.
When you pray with a clean heart, your words carry heavenly authority and heaven responds.
Catch up with today’s Morning Glory Service as Pastor Wilfred Lai teaches on The Effective Fervent Prayer of a Righteous Man and learn how righteousness, confession, and forgiveness position you for answered prayer.
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