James 5 v 16.
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective
While crossing the Atlantic on a ship many years ago, Bible teacher and author F.B. Meyer was asked to speak to the passengers. An agnostic listened to Meyer’s message about answered prayer and told a friend, “I don’t believe a word of it.”
Later that same day, the agnostic went to hear Meyer speak to another group of passengers. But before he went to the meeting, he put two oranges in his pocket. On the way, he passed an elderly woman who was fast asleep in her deck chair. Her arms were out-stretched and her hands were wide open, so as a joke he put the two oranges in her palms. After the meeting, he saw the woman happily eating one of the pieces of fruit.
“You seem to be enjoying eating that orange,” he remarked with a smile. “Yes, sir,” she replied. “My Father is very good to me.” “What do you mean?” pressed the agnostic. She explained, “I have been seasick for days. I was asking God somehow to send me an orange. I fell asleep while I was praying. When I awoke, I found He had sent me not one but two oranges!” The agnostic was amazed by the unexpected confirmation of Meyer’s talk on answered prayer.
Later, he put his trust in Christ.
Yes, God answers prayer!
I have such a vivid image in my mind of this lady falling asleep in her deck chair and it’s easy to imagine her amazement when she woke up to discover the two oranges. It’s good to hear about prayer being answered. The feedback is so encouraging as sometimes it takes longer than we would like for our prayers to be answered.
It will happen in God’s time and not in ours and maybe not in the way that we are anticipating.
For answering our prayers, Lord, we thank you and we are grateful for Your care.