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Lord changed His mind about the harm which He said He would do to His people” (Exodus 32:14). Satan would like us to think that such an opportunity is reserved for the “saints” of the world, yet nothing could be further from the truth. Prayer is both a potent privilege and weighty weapon available to all believers. Certainly there’s nothing we talk about more, yet do less of than prayer, despite promises like this one from the Lord to Jeremiah. “Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know” (Jeremiah 33:3) . Six centuries later, Jesus preached in the Sermon on the Mount, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you” (Matthew 7:7). It was once said, “If you depend on organization, you get what organization can do; if you depend on money, you get what money can do; if you depend on education, you get what education can do; if you depend on promotion, you get what promotion can do; if you depend on prayer, you get what God can do.” Taking it a step further, John Wesley stated, “God does nothing except in response to believing prayer.” Elijah, as a voice before God, exemplifies the above. Yet, note that he was an influencer among people as well. I heard him described recently as a superhero of his day. That fits, considering the miracles he performed, evil he confronted and lives he affected. The apostle Paul, who penned a large portion of the New Testament, comes to mind as a significant influencer in his day, as well as throughout history. He

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