Day 18 | Faith that heals and lifts
Faith in prayer brings healing and restoration—not just physically, but spiritually and emotionally. It's a gift we offer on behalf of others.
Faith in prayer brings healing and restoration—not just physically, but spiritually and emotionally. It's a gift we offer on behalf of others.
TODAY'S SCRIPTURE
Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. 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.
—James 5:13-16 (NIV)
Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. 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.
—James 5:13-16 (NIV)
Additional Scripture
9 For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
10 that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;
11 strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy;
12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.
13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,
14 in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.
9 For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
10 that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;
11 strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy;
12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.
13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,
14 in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.
—Colossians 1:9-14
Reflect on the Word
Our God is healer. Our God is the master reconciler. Our God is the lifter of the lowly and a Father to the fatherless.
As people of faith, we stand in the promises of the character of God, no matter what comes our way. James' words are the antidote for how we commonly lose our way. Faith is not hopeful idealism—it is a reality practiced in community with others.
When we are in trouble, we need to pray together. When we are happy, we need to celebrate together. When we are sick, we need to contend in prayer together. When we stumble in sin, we must confess and receive mercy together.
Our faith was always meant to move us toward God and community, and as we do, we will find the truth of who He is.
Praying for others is one way we can possess land once held by the enemy. Whether or not the people we pray for ever walk through
the doors of our church, whether or not we ever know if they come to accept Jesus—when we pray for their healing and lift them up
before the Father, we bring them out of the territory of the enemy and into God's territory. By offering hope and healing to those who find
themselves in dark places, we bring the light of Christ to them and banish the power of the enemy.
Our God is healer. Our God is the master reconciler. Our God is the lifter of the lowly and a Father to the fatherless.
As people of faith, we stand in the promises of the character of God, no matter what comes our way. James' words are the antidote for how we commonly lose our way. Faith is not hopeful idealism—it is a reality practiced in community with others.
When we are in trouble, we need to pray together. When we are happy, we need to celebrate together. When we are sick, we need to contend in prayer together. When we stumble in sin, we must confess and receive mercy together.
Our faith was always meant to move us toward God and community, and as we do, we will find the truth of who He is.
Praying for others is one way we can possess land once held by the enemy. Whether or not the people we pray for ever walk through
the doors of our church, whether or not we ever know if they come to accept Jesus—when we pray for their healing and lift them up
before the Father, we bring them out of the territory of the enemy and into God's territory. By offering hope and healing to those who find
themselves in dark places, we bring the light of Christ to them and banish the power of the enemy.
Prayer + Contemplation
Reflect on how God has healed you and lifted you up in the past. How might you share these stories with others to help them increase their faith?
Pray that God would use you as an instrument of His healing as He sees fit. Ask Him to give you wisdom and discernment about how you can support God's healing work in the world.
Create a list of those in your life who need a breakthrough of healing—whether physical, relational or emotional. Intercede for them, and look for opportunities to talk with them about our God who heals and lifts.
Reflect on how God has healed you and lifted you up in the past. How might you share these stories with others to help them increase their faith?
Pray that God would use you as an instrument of His healing as He sees fit. Ask Him to give you wisdom and discernment about how you can support God's healing work in the world.
Create a list of those in your life who need a breakthrough of healing—whether physical, relational or emotional. Intercede for them, and look for opportunities to talk with them about our God who heals and lifts.
Blessings,
Pastor Jeff
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