“Is anyone among you sick? Let them CALL THE ELDERS OF THE CHURCH TO PRAY over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And THE PRAYER OFFERED IN FAITH will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and PRAY FOR EACH OTHER so that you may be healed. The PRAYER OF A RIGHTEOUS PERSON is POWERFUL AND EFFECTIVE.” (Jam. 5:14-16) [For whatever needs we have we are encouraged to CALL FOR PRAYER! Who do we call? 1-The Elders of the Church. 2-One another. 3-A righteous person, whose prayers are powerful and effective! Their prayers are ischuoΜ (having or exercising force)!] “Hear my cry for help, my King and my God, for TO YOU I PRAY. In the morning, LORD, YOU HEAR MY VOICE; in the morning I LAY MY REQUESTS BEFORE YOU AND WAIT EXPECTANTLY.” (Psa. 5:2, 3) [What am I waiting for? For you Abba Father to answer my prayers!] “As for me, I CALL TO GOD, and the LORD saves me. Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and HE HEARS MY VOICE.” (Psa. 55:16-17) [You are our Abba Father; we are your children CALLING OUT TO YOU! What does a loving Father do? He helps His children!] “β¦when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then YOUR FATHER, who sees what is done in secret, WILL REWARD YOU.” (Matt. 6:6) [We will be rewarded BY RECEIVING ANSWERS TO OUR PRAYERS by our loving, caring Abba Father who will help us TO KNOW how to pray!!!] “Therefore I tell you, WHATEVER you ask for in prayer, BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED IT, AND IT WILL BE YOURS. And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, FORGIVE THEM, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.” (Mark 11:24-25)
Be blessed as you praise The Lord, knowing that WHATEVER YOU ASK FOR IN PRAYER, BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED IT, AND THEN IT WILL BE YOURS!
-Bill Stockham