One of the most powerful, and sometimes most neglected, weapons in the Christian arsenal is prayer. As James points out, God’s power is amazing. For Elijah, he was able to control the rain. A brief scan through Genesis and Exodus shows us the amazing power of God. First we see that God is the one who created everything. Everything around us, everything we see was brought into being by him. In Exodus, God does amazing miracles, turning water into blood, controlling the weather and animal infestations, and even the power to give and take life. What is amazing about this power is that it is available to us.

It would be amazing to be friends with the President of the United States. He could open doors that we did not even know existed. His connections might give us resources that we otherwise would not have. His power could be wielded to solve the problems before us. The important thing to remember is that we have a friend more powerful than the President. We are friends with the Lord of Lords and King of Kings. We can petition the creator of the universe. All the amazing benefits we might imagine for someone like the President we have even more abundantly with the Lord.

That is why it is so important for us to talk to Him. We can use His help and He can offer us assistance that we never even dreamed of. As wonderful and helpful as the benefits are in the physical realm (and we should definitely pray for help in that area) the are even more impressive in the spiritual. That’s why James tells us to pray to God about sin. When we need help staying strong and fighting the fight, we must go to the Creator of the universe. He will help us beyond what we could possibly imagine.