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The prayer of faith
'THE PRAYER OF FAITH SHALL SAVE THE SICK.' JAMES 5:15
When a pastor visited a lady in a nursing home, she asked him to pray for her healing. So he did. Then she said, 'Would you help me out of this wheelchair?' Startled, he did as she asked. She took a few steps then started running and jumping until the whole building heard her.
Later in his car the pastor looked up and said, 'Lord, don't ever do that to me again!' The Bible says, 'The prayer of faith shall save the sick.' So why are we surprised when He does?
A visiting preacher told the congregation if anyone needed prayer to come forward, but inside he was thinking of all the times he prayed and nothing happened.
Later that week a woman called and said, 'Last Sunday you prayed for my husband. He had cancer, and he died.' 'Typical,' he thought. The lady continued, 'When we walked into church my husband was angry. He wanted to see his grandchildren grow up and every day he cursed God. Being around him was unbearable. But after you prayed for him he walked out a different person. His last days were the best we'd ever had; we talked, laughed and sang hymns together. He wasn't cured, but he was healed.'
Only God knows why some are healed while others aren't. But we're told to pray for the sick and believe they are healed, and the rest is up to God!
written by Bob Gass
'THE PRAYER OF FAITH SHALL SAVE THE SICK.' JAMES 5:15
When a pastor visited a lady in a nursing home, she asked him to pray for her healing. So he did. Then she said, 'Would you help me out of this wheelchair?' Startled, he did as she asked. She took a few steps then started running and jumping until the whole building heard her.
Later in his car the pastor looked up and said, 'Lord, don't ever do that to me again!' The Bible says, 'The prayer of faith shall save the sick.' So why are we surprised when He does?
A visiting preacher told the congregation if anyone needed prayer to come forward, but inside he was thinking of all the times he prayed and nothing happened.
Later that week a woman called and said, 'Last Sunday you prayed for my husband. He had cancer, and he died.' 'Typical,' he thought. The lady continued, 'When we walked into church my husband was angry. He wanted to see his grandchildren grow up and every day he cursed God. Being around him was unbearable. But after you prayed for him he walked out a different person. His last days were the best we'd ever had; we talked, laughed and sang hymns together. He wasn't cured, but he was healed.'
Only God knows why some are healed while others aren't. But we're told to pray for the sick and believe they are healed, and the rest is up to God!
written by Bob Gass
