Pray ye one for another!

The other day at a cottage meeting (a time when the church goes to visit people that are shut-ins) the 95 year old lady made the statement that the least she could do for her wayward grandchildren was to pray for them. I had to think, "that is the MOST you can do". To pray for someone is to talk to the absolutely most powerful being there could ever be, how could that possibly be the least you can do?
James 5:16 says that we are to "pray for one another". It also tells us that "fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much"(NKJV). So not only was the writer saying that we should pray for one another, he makes it clear that it is going to make a big difference.
So what are we to pray for in others lives? The apostle Paul gives us some wonderful examples of his prayers. One of these is in Ephesians 1:16-19. He prays for "a spirit of wisdom", "a revelation in knowledge of HIM," that "the eyes of understanding be opened," and that we may know God's power toward us. What a powerful prayer! Another example is found in Ephesians 3:14-19. He asks that God would strengthen us through HIS spirit, that God would dwell with us through faith, know the love of Christ, and be filled with God! These are some examples of some powerful prays! I would challenge you to take some time every day and bless some believer that comes to your mind, I think you will be surprised how much your prayer "avails".

The one concern of the devil is to keep Christians from praying.
He fears nothing from prayerless studies, prayerless work, and prayerless religion.
He laughs at our toil, mocks at our wisdom, but trembles when we pray.
-Samuel Chadwick