BLESSINGS FROM PRAYER Scriptural history is filled with great acts of prophets and holy men of God. None of them could have been as great, nor performed these great deeds without faith in prayer. Healings, miracles, and great power were manifest through prayers. James says if a man desires wisdom, then “let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally and upbraideth not, and it shall be given.” Prayer, however, must be accompanied by faith. James continues with “but let him ask in faith, nothing wavering; for he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that men think that he shall receive anything of the Lord.” (James 1:6-7) Prayer is likened to the spiritual thermometer of a man. It measures the faith in his soul. If he has no will to pray, he has no faith; but if he prays much, then he is filled with faith and spiritual strength. A good man is a source of strength and blessing to his family and friends, for “the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”