Tonight I preached on, and tomorrow morning I will again, on the power of intercessory prayer, that is praying for others. One of the things I said was that I have much more power and authority with God in my prayers for others than I do when I pray for myself. God made it that way so we would be interdependent, that is I need you to pray for me and you need me to pray for you. Self-centeredness doesn’t work in prayer. If I would pray a lot for other people God would prompt and motivate them to pray for me. If I would pray for the character flaws that I see in people instead of being critical about them God would work in their life and fix them. I have great power to influence people when I pray for them. If someone treats me badly, even cheats me instead of being angry or bitter I can choose to pray for them that God bless them and change them and He would. Not instantly, but over time as I chose to persevere seeking God’s blessing on them instead of being bitter. The greatest result would be in me as I would be free of bitterness and anger and be instead full of joy, peace, and strength. It is almost humerous to read about the efforts of politicians to fix the problems of society. Only God can, but only when we pray diligently. I will do that.