Saturday, November 17th, 2007
prayer of faith
the righteous who pray earnestly will receive.
a lot of the times, i find that i pray and then find myself doubting. not a lot. but there is a hint of doubt.
for example, when i pray for help in my studies so that i may pass my next test – i truly believe that he can. but when i go to write the test, i find myself fearing a little. doubting a bit. but i shouldn’t. He is able to do immeasurably more than i ask for, so why don’t i think that all the time. its so hard.
Prayer of Faith (James 5:13+)
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. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he 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 man is powerful and effective.Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on thel and for three and a half years. Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain and the earth produced its crops.
After reading this verse, I am reminded that i shouldn’t have to fear or doubt. but just fully believe. cause he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. i posted this a long time ago, but the counterpart of faith is doubt – and its unreasonable to believe you can have both.
so let us have faith – and pray and believe.