Prayer makes a Difference

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Bible Reference: Genesis 18:16-32

Day 45 | Prayer Partner - Prayer makes a Difference

“If you knew your prayers made a difference, would you pray more?”

James 5:16
The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.

1988 - Doctor named Randolph Byrd did an experiment at the heart department of San Francisco General Hospital. He had Christians and Catholics pray to Jesus for one group of patients while another group had received no prayer.

The results showed that the group that was prayed for suffered fewer deaths and less serious complications need medical intervention compared to the group that received no prayer. A decade later, another doctor named William S. Harris replicated the study and had the same result. These findings were published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

Are you timid or discouraged about praying because the enemy has been telling you that God does not hear or answer prayer? This report above should provide encourage that yes, prayer works! If you knew your prayers made a difference, would you pray more?