Is The Power of Prayer- Linked to Calming the Storms?

In Mark 4:35-40 we find the story of Christ and His disciples deciding to cross the Sea of Galilee after a long day of teaching to the multitudes a group of small boats also went out alongside.

We probably all know the story. As Christ slept calmly on His pillow a raging storm struck that flooded the boat and rocked it so violently that the disciples were fearful of dying. They rushed to Jesus, woke Him up and is essence accused Him of not being worried about them.

With the power of His voice, Christ rebuked the wind and commanded it stop and ordered the sea to be calm. After they obeyed He rebuked His disciples who were in such awe of His power and said to each other- "What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?"

Christ has power over nature and He showed that power when they cried out to him.

A few years ago Georgia and the southeast states were in the grips of a terrible drought. Gov. Sonny Perdue set a date for people to gather and pray for rain. On November 13, 2007 he stood on the steps of the capitol building along with 250 mayors, government officials and ministers and asked God to send the rain needed to end the drought.

Do you remember that, do you know what happened?

Well a skeptic website tracked the rainfall amount 48-days-before prayer and 48-days-following prayer. 2.485 inches fell before and 5.765 inches fell after. And increase of 132% In fact in June 2009 the state of Georgia declared the drought over and the entire southeast has been lifted out of the drought as well.

Coincident or God-incident?

The other day on the radio I heard tthat Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has been placing prayer requests to God in the wailing wall in Jerusalem since coming to term. It simply reads-"Dear God, please spare Florida of hurricanes and other problems, Charlie"

Now you can debate the power of a paper prayer but this fact remains. In the two years before being elected 8 hurricanes ripped Florida apart. And in the two years since- O!

Coincident or God-incident?

People can and will rationalize the power of prayer out of any equation. I stand on the side of faith and act on that faith in and through God through prayer.

Christ says from the scriptures- "Without me you can do nothing" and "To pray unceasingly".

I believe prayer has helped spare our nation great death and destruction. I believe prayer helped wobble Hurricane Katrina at the last second and that slight change kept Katrina from killings tens of thousands of persons. I believe prayer turned Hurricane Bill on a huge right hand turn that saved many lives and prevented billions of dollars in damages.

Is prayer linked to calming the storms? I believe so. I believe and trust in the God who walked on water, turned water into wine, gave physical and spiritual water to the woman at the well and can calm the storms that rage around us in many ways.

God is love and love is God! Peace and Blessings-
Edward