D7: Elijah

Elijah was a man just like us yet when he prayed the heavens opened and the earth yielded its fruits! Heaven responded to his cries, evil was driven away and righteousness was restored. He was powerful and effective because his prayer carried authority! How can we learn to pray with such authority? The first step Elijah took was to pray for his nation even though he was just a man. He never gave up despite of the condition of his nation. He kept on praying for his nation. Let us give ourselves no rest to pray for our nation. Even when the 40-Day Fast & Pray ends, let us continue to pray. Effective prayer requires us to get rid of our unwilling and apathetic spirit. May we repent of this and like Elijah, rise up take hold of the situation and pray! May we seek a total change in our attitude towards prayer and the nation.

The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the 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)

Prayer Suggestions: • Pray for the Lord to remove the spirit of slumber and apathy from the church. • Pray for the church to be unceasing in prayer for the nation.