PRAYER OF FAITH

PRAYER OF FAITH

Is any one of you in trouble?

He should PRAY.

Is anyone happy?

Let him sing songs of PRAISE.

Is any one of you sick?

He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. In Scripture, oil was both a medicine and a symbol of the Spirit of God. Christians should not separate the physical and the spiritual – Jesus Christ is Lord over both the body and the spirit.

And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. People in the church are not alone. Members of Christ’s body should be able to count on each others for support and prayer, especially when they are sick or suffering. The church should stay alert to pray for the needs of all its members.

“The prayer offered in faith” does not refer to the faith of the sick person, but to the faith of the people praying. God heals, faith doesn’t and all prayers are subject to God’s will. But our prayers are part of God’s healing process. That is why God often waits for our prayers of faith before intervening to heal a person.

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.

James 5:13-16