Are
Any Of You
Suffering
Hardships?
You
Should Pray.
Scripture
James
5
13 Are
any of you suffering hardships? You should pray. Are any of you
happy? You should sing praises.
14 Are any
of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and
pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord.
15 Such a
prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will make
you well. And if you have committed any sins, you will be forgiven.
16 Confess
your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be
healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and
produces wonderful results.
17 Elijah
was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain
would fall, none fell for three and a half years!
Observation
This
morning before I even got out of bed the Lord brought to my mind two
people who are in the hospital and who are very sick. I know that God
brought them to my mind so that I would pray for them.
Let's
pray when we are suffering hardships. Let's pray and sing praises
when we are happy. Let's pray for those who are sick. Let's pray …
pray … pray!
James
uses the example of Elijah to show us just how powerful we are when
we pray. Elijah was a human just like we are, and yet he prayed for
it not to rain and it didn't rain for three and a half years.
Then
he prayed for it to rain and God sent down rain!
I
think a lot of times when we pray we are guilty of not really
believing that our prayers will be answered. We pray, mumble words,
but we don't pray in faith.
When
I pray for someone who is sick I always pray for God to heal them.
Yes, I realize that He does not always restore them to health as I
ask. Sometimes He does even better ... He chooses to take them to
Heaven where they get a new body and where they get a complete make
over!
Application
I
will pray in faith. I will pray for the sick.
How
about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I do believe that nothing is too hard for You. When You put
someone on my heart to pray for them I know that it is because You
are working in his or her life. Help me to always pray in faith. I
want faith like that of Elijah.
I
pray today for those who are sick. Give them Your strength, Lord.
Heal their bodies. Help them to sense Your presence, Your power, and
Your love today.
I
pray for those who have recently lost a loved one. I pray that You
will comfort them. Draw them close to you. Give them strength as they
grieve. Bring people into their lives to help them through this
difficult time.
Daily
Bible Reading: James 1,2,3,4,5
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