Does prayer matter?

 Does it matter if we pray?  Doesn't God know our needs without praying about them?  Does He care?

Sometimes those are our thoughts whether we actually verbally say them. 

I was encouraged this morning as I read the In Touch Daily Devotional about prayer.  I will sum it up here.

In 2 Kings 20:1-6 Hezekiah prayed to God and asked God to save and heal him.  God heard the  prayers of Hezekiah and God spared the life of Hezekiah.

James 5:13-18 says to pray if there is suffering or sickness.  It also says to pray if you have sinned so you will be healed. It said Elijah prayed it would not rain and it didn't for 3 1/2 years.  Then he prayed it would rain and it did.

Now the verse that really impacted me.......

James 5:16b says:  Tremendous power is made available through a good man’s earnest prayer.

OK!!  If that is what the Bible says ( and it does) then prayer is very important! God has asked us to pray.  If He asks then we should do it!!  AND He gave us examples to show that PRAYER DOES WORK!! 

So let's get after it!!!!! There is plenty to pray about!!!