“But what about the effectiveness of many prayers to change our circumstances? Do many prayers have a greater impact on the way God answers our prayers? There are two dangers we need to avoid when answering.”
(Wes Bredenhof – Abounding in Grace) Questions abound when it comes to prayer. I was recently asked by a parishioner whether having more people pray would be more effective. Should we really try to get as many people as possible praying in a certain crisis?
When we go to the Bible, we do find believers often enlisting the prayers of as many fellow believers as possible. In the Old Testament, one thinks of Esther who asked all the Jews in Susa to fast on her behalf – a practice which undoubtedly would have included supplicatory prayer (Esther 4:16). In the New Testament, Paul asked the Thessalonian Christians to pray for him, “that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honoured…” (2 Thess. 3:1). The author of Hebrews requests widespread prayer as well (Heb. 13:18). From these and other examples, it would appear that there must be some advantage to having more people praying.
Are you praying to the only true God? by Marsha West
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