Are ye able? Are ye sick?

Good morning! What a wonderful day to be alive in the LORD JESUS CHRIST!! God is good all the time, all the time God is good! Yesterday, Sunday, was a great day in the house of the LORD!!

How do you feel?

James 5:14-15 "Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the LORD. Such a prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the LORD will make you well. And if you have committed any sins, you will be forgiven."

James is referring to someone who is physically ill in Scripture, oil was both a medicine and a symbol of the Spirit of God. Oil can represent both the medical and the spiritual spheres of life. Christians should not separate the physical and the spiritual. Jesus Christ is LORD over both the body and the spirit.

People in the church are not alone. Members of Christ's body should be able to count on others for support and prayer, especially when they are sick or suffering. The elders should be on call to respond to the illness of any member, and the church should be sensitive to the needs of all its members.

A "prayer offered in faith" refers to the faith of the people praying. God heals, faith doesn't, and all prayers are subject to God's will. But prayer is part of God's healing process.

Are you "ILL" today? I am, take a moment and ask for God's healing, using a prayer offered in faith, and ask that it be in God's will. Love you all. Thank you for reading. If you need prayer let me know. I do, please pray for me.

In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny