Daily Devotion - February 7, 2025

The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain onthe land for three and a half years. Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.(James 5:16-18 NIV)

One summer, our friend Joan took her disabled husband, Tom, for a walk down the path of a nearby park. Tom, despite his wife’s support, floundered halfway through their walk. His strength evaporated, and he simply could go no further. With no other alternatives, Joan prepared to leave him in order to get some help.

In her desperation, she paused to pray. When Joan lifted her head, a motorcycle officer came down the path. “What made you come down this way?” she asked. The officer replied that the city council had requested greater police presence in the park, and today was the first day of this assignment. Joan knew that this police presence was actually coming from a higher authority. Heaven was honoring a Christian wife and extending grace to her husband.

Prayer: Lord, throughout this day, help me to turn to you in prayer, knowing that you hear me and delight to answer my prayers.