Healing (James 5:14-15)

James 5:14-15

New Living Translation (NLT)

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

People in the church are not alone. Members of Christ's body should be able to count on others for support and prayer, especially when they are sick or suffering. The elders should be on call to respond to the illness of any member, and the church should stay alert to pray for the needs of all its members.

"The prayer offered in faith" does not refer to the prayer of the sick person, but to the faith of the person 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.

 

 

 

 

 

Please pray "boldly" and with "authority" for God to heal my brother.

 

Joe