The Amplified Classic version of our theme verse aptly describes this kind of prayer: The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available [dynamic in its working]. It says the prayer is earnest, and there's a persistence about it. In other words, it's a sustained kind of prayer that's marked by a deep feeling of conviction.
This isn't the kind of prayer you pray at the dining table or when you're hurrying off to work. There're certain times and situations where you don't just speak the word and go away; you persist in prayer. You keep pushing. You may be saying the same thing, but you're pushing.
Jesus did that too in the Garden of Gethsemane. He said the same things in prayer, and He prayed that way for an hour. It wasn't a two-minute prayer. He persisted, because he understood the stakes of the moment. We're in a similar moment today. The stakes are high. You've got to take your personal prayer life more seriously.
Always stir yourself and respond to the call and urgency of prayer from your spirit, declaring the Word and crushing the forces of darkness, in the spirit. It may look like nothing is changing, but you keep pushing. You might ask, But when do I stop? You stop when you know that you know in your spirit that it's done! Glory to God! You'll surely get the note of victory.
CONFESSION
Blessed Father, thank you for the privilege and opportunity of prayer by which I exercise my authority in Christ, to activate and walk in the consciousness of the divine presence, and enforce your will in the earth. I'm an effective intercessor through the Word of faith and earnest, heartfelt, continued prayer. I declare that the nations and leaders of the world are under the divine influence of your mighty power, in Jesus' Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY Colossians 4:2; 1 Thessalonians 5:17; Ephesians 6:18
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN Mark 10:32-52; Numbers 14-15
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN Matthew 20:1-16; Exodus 13
