1 Kings 8:54 When Solomon had finished all these prayers and supplications to the Lord, he rose from before the altar of the Lord, where he had been kneeling with his hands spread out toward heaven. Early church tradition tells us James, the half-brother of Jesus, spent so much time kneeling in prayer that his knees became thick, leathery, and calloused, like the knees of a camel in the desert. King Solomon, the wisest king of Israel, knelt down before the Lord in the magnificent temple that he built and prayed a profound heartfelt prayer. The prayers from the calloused knees outlived Solomon.  ...

Nehemiah 1:4 When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven. Early church tradition tells us James, the half-brother of Jesus, spent so much time kneeling in prayer that his knees became thick, leathery, and calloused, like the knees of a camel in the desert. Nehemiah was tormented to hear about the devastation in Jerusalem but his knees became thick, leathery and callous before he moved into action. Before we can be commissioned into a mission, we must kneel down in submission. Without fasting and prayer none...

Daniel 2:18-19 Daniel urged them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that he and his friends might not be executed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.During the night the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven .  Early church tradition tells us James, the half-brother of Jesus, spent so much time kneeling in prayer that his knees became thick, leathery, and calloused, like the knees of a camel in the desert. The young man Daniel had thick, leathery and calloused knees like that of an old camel! A crisis calls...

Colossians 1:9a For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you.  Early church tradition tells us James, the half-brother of Jesus, spent so much time kneeling in prayer that his knees became thick, leathery, and calloused, like the knees of a camel in the desert. Paul the Apostle also had Old Camel’s Knees that was calloused by ceaseless prayers. The Apostle Paul did not visit the church of Colosse but His fervent prayers impacted them greatly. Paul’s disciple Epaphras, was the evangelist that led them to the light of Jesus Christ. Epaphras, was touched, converted...

James 5:13 “Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise”. Early church tradition tells us James, the half-brother of Jesus, spent so much time kneeling in prayer that his knees became thick, leathery, and calloused, like the knees of a camel in the desert. Hence, the praying knees of James were often referred to as “Old Camel’s Knees”. The one thing that the disciples were curious about was the prayer life of Jesus. They didn’t ask Him to train them to preach, perform miracles or drive out demons but asked Him to teach...