DCLM Higher Everyday 28 June 2026 — Fervent Prayer Of Faith
Topic: Fervent Prayer Of Faith
Bible Reading: James 5:15-18 (KJV)
15And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
17Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.
18And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
KEY VERSE: And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him” (James 5:15).
Message
A Christian should as a matter of necessity pray if he does not want to die spiritually, just as no human being can survive for long without breathing. Prayer is the oxygen of the soul, and it is needed in the right quantity and quality. God, our Father, is keen to hear His children commune with Him. R. A. Torry says, “We should be careful; what we ask from God; But when once we begin to pray for a thing, we should never give up praying for it until we receive it, or until God makes it very clear and definite that it is not His will to grant it.” Fervent prayer is a kind of prayer that is full of passion, faith, sincerity and persistence.
If you desire healing, guidance, protection and breakthroughs in your endeavours, you need fervent prayer of faith and righteousness to achieve them. Biblical examples of those who prayed fervently in faith include: Elijah, Hezekiah, Nehemiah, Jehoshaphat, Moses, Hannah, and most of all, Jesus our Lord. You can be the next if you so desire.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
Father, teach me how to pray fervently in Jesus’ name.
CHALLENGE
A praying believer is victorious any day.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
