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Saturday, June 14, 2008

Bible Lessons: Divine Healing

Bible Lessons:

Divine Healing

James 5:14-16 KJV
[14] Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
[15] And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
[16] Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

Is prayer for the sick, for today's believers?

The last epistles of our New Testament (7) have been called the “Universal Epistles.” They are call universal because these words were not given for any specific congregation, but for all believers everywhere.

James (was a half brother to the Lord Jesus) the leader of the Jerusalem church, was martyred at Jerusalem in 62 A.D.

James was a man of action. He believed that a man's faith should be in action.

James 2:14-26 KJV
[14] What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
[15] If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
[16] And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
[17] Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
[18] Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
[19] Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
[20] But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
[21] Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
[22] Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?
[23] And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
[24] Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
[25] Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?
[26] For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.


James 5:14 KJV
[14] Is any sick among you?...”

Our Lord, constantly ministered to the sick.

Hebrews 4:15,16 NLT
15 For we do not have a High Priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin.
16 Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

Our Lord always has, and always will, feel the hurt and pain of others.
He healed the sick, the halt, the lame, and brought the dead back to life.

Now, are there still the sick, among us? The halt, the lame, the dying?
Yes!

Is our Lord's compassion, abated, because He now sits at the right hand of the Father, interceding for His people?
Never!

James the leader of the Jerusalem church said...

James 5:14-16 KJV
[14] Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil (a symbol of the power of the Holy Spirit) in the name of the Lord:
[15] And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
[16] Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

In His Great Commission to Believers, the Lord Jesus said...

Mark 16:15 KJV “...they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.”

The Apostle Paul stated that “healing,” was a gift of the Holy Spirit, not one gift, but gifts, plural, many healings.

I Corinthians 12;4-9 KJV “
[4] Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
[5] And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
[6] And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
[7] But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
[8] For to one is given by the Spirit ...
[9] ...the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;

Sins are to be confessed.

James 5:16 KJV “[16] Confess your faults one to another,...”

Self examination, as coming before the Eucharist.

I Corinthians 11:28 KJVBut let a man examine himself,...”

Has a sinful life style, lead to this sickness? If so, then repentance and confession are in order.
Of course it goes without saying that sickness, is certainly not always the cause of sickness.

And, it also goes without saying that not everyone prayed for will be healed, for God is sovereign!
His ways are NOT always our ways.

Isaiah 55:8,9 KJV
[8] For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
[9] For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

And, it also reasons that Divine Healing will not precede or be brought about, without the prayer of faith of the elders of the church!

James 5:16 KJV “...The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”

Friends, the Word of God, does not lie.
Many times, our wonderful physicians, tell us, “Sorry, there is nothing more that we can do.”

Mankind has it's limitations, but God, does not!

Our pre-incarnate Lord, asked old Abraham...

Genesis 18:14 KJV “Is any thing too hard for the LORD?..”

Abraham went on to become a father at 100, and Sarah, a mother at 90.

James 5:14-16 KJV
[14] Is any sick among you?

Let us be faithful to the wonderful Word of God!
Pastors, Elders, Believers...call the sick, and anoint them with oil, praying the prayer of faith....And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise (them) up;