R.C. Sproul
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But does prayer change things?
Does prayer have any impact on what actually comes to pass?
And the answer to that biblically is yes, and not just a simple yes, but a by all means.
Let's take a moment to look at James' teaching on this subject in the fifth chapter of his book,
Beginning in verse 13, we read these words.
Is anyone among you suffering?
Let him pray.
Is anyone cheerful?
Let him sing psalms.
Is anyone among you sick?
Let him call for the elders of the church.
Let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up.
And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
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.
Elijah was a man with a nature like ours.
He prayed earnestly that it would not rain.
And it didn't rain on the land for three years and six months.
He prayed again.