{"id":10262,"date":"2024-05-07T10:55:49","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T14:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/?p=10262"},"modified":"2024-05-07T10:55:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T14:55:49","slug":"faith-leader-stresses-that-the-bible-is-full-of-evidence-for-how-effective-prayer-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/2024\/05\/faith-leader-stresses-that-the-bible-is-full-of-evidence-for-how-effective-prayer-is.html","title":{"rendered":"Faith Leader Stresses That the Bible is Full of Evidence For How Effective Prayer Is"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_10271\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10271\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10271\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/409\/2024\/05\/power-of-prayer-credit-shutterstock.jpg\" alt=\"prayer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10271\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Amid the current anti-Israel protests on college campuses across the country on top of the continued conflicts in the Middle East, an Auburn, Washington-based pastor is stressing the importance of prayer even as \u201csome people remain skeptical of it,\u201d he told Fox News Digital. Pastor Jesse Bradley of Grace Community Church, located outside of Seattle, said, \u201cThe Bible is full of historical evidence for how effective prayer truly is. We have a wide range of accounts describing how God answers prayer and moves in powerful ways to rescue, redeem, and restore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some people, he also said, \u201chave the desire to pray but feel stuck and uncertain about what to say \u2014 yet prayer is global and very personal.\u201d Bradley said, \u201cIn a relationship with God, we are encouraged to\u00a0pray and listen to God. Prayer becomes the catalyst for taking action. Prayer changes us. Prayer is good because God is gracious and benevolent.\u201d The pastor shared in an email exchange with Fox News Digital five ways people can pray right now for those who face persecution, conflict, hate and stress amid today\u2019s rampant antisemitism, both here and around the world.<\/p>\n<h2>Pray for protection.<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cGod takes no pleasure in the death of people (Ezekiel 33:11),\u201d said Bradley.<\/p>\n<h2>Pray for wisdom.<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cGod will guide the decisions for each leader who will honor God (James 1:5).\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Pray for peace.<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cGod wants us to pray for\u00a0the peace of Jerusalem\u00a0and beyond (Psalm 122:6).\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Pray for salvation.<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cGod wants all people to turn to Jesus, the Prince of Peace and know the truth (1 Timothy 2:1-4).\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Pray for courage.<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cGod is with all those who are risking and laying down their lives to help others (John 15:13).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bradley added, \u201cAs we pray, let\u2019s remember God\u2019s perspective and what He\u2019s revealed\u201d about Jewish people all over the globe. He continued, \u201cWhen we pray, we pour out\u00a0our hearts to God. We give God our burdens. We repent and turn from our sins. We lift up other people who we love. We get rid of resentment and bitterness. We align with heaven.\u201d He emphasized the wider impact of prayer.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cWe reach overseas and across the world to unite. We cry out from the depths of our soul. We pray to the Father as\u00a0Jesus intercedes\u00a0and the Holy Spirit assists us in our communication.\u201d He also said, \u201cWe have confidence in God.\u00a0We pray that God will be gracious and bring good out of terrible situations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The pastor added, \u201cThis is a call to seek God and pray fervently and persistently on behalf of our brothers and sisters and all in harm\u2019s way. May we be still and know that He is God, and He will be exalted above the nations (Psalm 46:10).\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amid the current anti-Israel protests on college campuses across the country on top of the continued conflicts in the Middle East, an Auburn, Washington-based pastor is stressing the importance of prayer even as \u201csome people remain skeptical of it,\u201d he told Fox News Digital. 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