When husbands and wives pray together there is greater unity in marriages. It is important for couples to pray together for their marriage and, if they have children, to pray for their children.

Praying with one another, confessing sins to one another, and praying for healing for one another are all important parts of the ministry of the body of Christ. God can use our prayers powerfully. We can pray big prayers because we have a big God.

James gives a reason for unanswered prayer—wrong motives. When we come to God in prayer we're to pray in faith and not to pray for things out of selfish desire.

James, the half-brother of Jesus, writes that when we are going through hard times, we need wisdom. We should ask God in prayer for His wisdom. He also says that when we pray for wisdom, we must do so in faith without doubting.

Hebrews 13:20-21 provides a wonderful model for our own prayer. This benedictory prayer is for our own spiritual growth and development and for spiritual growth in the lives of others.

There was communication between the Lord and people like Abraham, Sarah, and Moses who responded in faith to God's directions. These people were not without sin but God honored them because they trusted and believed in Him.

One of the most valuable things to remember when we pray is that Jesus is our representative before God's throne. We do not come on the basis of our own worthiness because none of us are worthy enough. 

The writer of Hebrews tells us that we don't need to come to God in prayer on the basis of our righteousness because Jesus is our high priest. 

The book of Hebrews presents Jesus as our great high priest. Jesus sacrificed himself for our sins and now represents us before God. We can pray with confidence because Christ has become our merciful and faithful high priest.

Paul writes to his friend Philemon and prays that his faith be united with God's effective power so that he recognizes all the good that is in him because of Jesus Christ. He is praying that Philemon's faith—joined with God's power—would be very effective.