As Jehoshaphat was watching the enemy amass themselves against him, he turned to God in prayer (2 Chronicles 20). He was in a period where he was leading well and teaching his people to fear God, so God obliterated the enemy. Jehoshaphat was always either hot or cold in his relationship with the Lord during his reign – How is it that God so completely responded to that prayer?
The Bible is full of tips on how to pray. If that’s not enough, we are reminded how powerful prayer is (James 5:16)
Here are five of those tips :
- The prayer of the righteous is effective (James 5:16)
- Prayer is to be offered in Thanksgiving (Philippians 4:6, 1 Thessalonians 5:18 )
- Prayer should be continuous (1 Thessalonians 5:17)
- Prayer should be offered Sincerely (Matthew 6:5)
- Prayer should be offered with humility (Luke 18:10-14)