Strengthen My Hands

Nehemiah's prayer for his impossible task was short but full of power: "O God, strengthen my hands." God mightily and miraculously answered.

What makes prayer so powerful? As David Gibbs puts it, "prayer moves the arm of the Almighty." But do we actually pray with that conviction in mind? From a brief examination of Elijah in James 5:17, David pinpoints four essential components to praying with power.

If you were given knowledge, riches, happiness or honor without wisdom what good would it actually do? David Gibbs challenges us to seek the one thing that won't fail when we need to know what to do and when to do it.

It's easy to be an act. Even Judas as one of the twelve disciples was able to create an outward persona that deceived those closest to him. David Gibbs uses this scenario to reveal the severity of this spiritual condition.