What Is Prayer Of Faith?
What Is Prayer Of Faith?
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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: James 5:14
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.
James 5:15
From the preceding scripture, two words are crucial to keep in mind: although this is somewhat of a conjunction, The first is PRAYER, and the second is FAITH.
In fact, the term "the prayer of faith" appears exactly in that fashion in the King James Version of the Bible, which is found in James 5, verses 14–15.
To bring about the answer the question, it is necessary to first understand the meanings of faith and prayer.
In other words, what is prayer and what is faith are the questions that must be addressed.
Practically speaking, prayer is a more humble form of communication with God than a master-servant relationship. In the course of our conversations with God in prayer, which take the form of a son-father relationship, we often hear God talking back to us.
We ask God in prayer for His purposes for our lives, our families, our communities, and the church as a whole.
What is faith, then? Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen, Hebrews 11:1.
That is the exact definition of faith found in the Bible. This definition is the most accurate anywhere.
There is one component in this definition, "substance," of things hoped for. I will clarify this as follows:
Simply put, substance is a material. You are aware that material is something from which other things can be created. An example of a raw material is one that can be used to make other things.
For instance, if given a piece of wood, a carpenter can make magnificent furniture. In this instance, the wood is a substance.
A mason who is given sand can transform an uneven floor into a magnificent floor. Here, the sand is a substance.
Now read verse 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:
The Elders of the Church are urged to pray for a sick person when they call for them, and the sick person is encouraged to call for the elders of the Church. In addition to praying, the elders are to anoint the sick person with oil in the name of the Lord.
Recalling that Jesus taught the apostles how to apply the anointing oil to the sick, of whom James, the author of this book, was one.
The next verse reads, and the prayer of faith shall save the sick. As opposed to what we might have expected. It's read "shall save the sick," not shall heal the sick.
It continued by saying, "And the Lord shall raise him up." I took a moment to think. Where would the Lord raise this sick person? That is the question that needs to be asked.
Is the Lord bringing this sick person back to health from the sickbed or resurrecting him from the dead?
These two questions are important because they serve as a foundation that provides us with suggestions concerning the meaning of this verse.
Considering the above, let's come to the conclusion that it alludes to the Lord raising this sick person from the sickbed because of the following: "And if he has committed sins, the sin shall be forgiven."
As a result, I agree with the foregoing because scripture does not endorse praying for the deceased. After all, hereafter, forgiveness isn't even a concept. Therefore, it is both time-wasting and unscriptural to pray for deceased loved ones.
Hebrews 9:27 is a reliable reference point for this.
So the oil in this case is a substance from which it is hoped to get healing. Once more, faith needs to connect with something.
Elisha, for instance, sprink
led salt into the arid river to heal the land. Why did he do that when he could have prayed and then gone, certain that God would answer?
In that situation, salt served as a metaphor of substance, which Elisha hopes to connect to the desired deliverance for the land.
According to Elisha's prayers, the land was healed and made whole. Praise the Lord!
Verify the accuracy of this in 2 Kings 2:20–22.
Why did our Lord Jesus Christ heal the blind man by creating clay out of his spittle when He could have done it by praying?
Due to His knowledge of this secret, the Lord Jesus is aware of the strength of substance and point of contact as they relate to faith. He didn't have to go anywhere to learn it.
When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay. John 9:6
Therefore, when the Bible says "the prayer of faith," it refers to the kind of prayer that has substance or a point of contact with God to bring about desired outcomes.
Since applying the anointing oil to the sick was an act of obedience to God, it automatically established a point of contact with God. It goes without saying that this kind of obedience will always result in miracles.
I'm still remembering the events that took place in my old apartment a few years ago. A witch had threatened to kill me. The only wrongdoing I committed was praying in the middle of the night. This was not the type of prayer that would be heard by an outsider.
One morning, this woman picked up an egg and flung it at the entrance of my house, causing havoc across the neighborhood.
I understood her intentions—before behaving in that way, she intended to destroy. I understood that a life was being destroyed, and it could be anyone's life.
So, in my spirit, I got to my feet and sent it back to the sender. That was all. I later learned that she had an accident over the weekend and lost a significant amount of blood.
It could have been possible if I hadn't been spiritually and scripturally informed. I would have been the one. As Christians, we are in a race that is not for the weak.
In conclusion, the prayer of faith is the prayer that has a connection to a substance that will bring the desired result.
The substance could be anything, such as a pledge to God, a seed of money, anointing oil, etc. It is whatever is offered to God in submission to His word.
Dorcas from the New Testament is my final illustration. Verify the accuracy of Acts 9:36–42.
She was a devout woman who spent the entirety of her life helping widows. The widow she was looking after brought her gifts to the street and wailed loudly all over when she passed away suddenly.
The apostle Peter, a well-liked servant of God in those days, was invited. When he prayed to God, Dorcas was revived. The apostle Peter was stirred up by what he heard and saw from the widows.
Dorcas was brought to life specifically through the prayer of faith.
The prayer of faith is also the prayer that is made in unison with other believers.
The prayer with a point of contact that expresses one's belief in God is called the prayer of faith.
Here's How To Pray The Prayer Of Faith:
(1) Your word promises that you will stand up for me, Lord. Lord, stand up for me in accordance with your word, in Jesus name.
(2) According to Scripture, my body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, and I now command that every sickness leave my body in the name of Jesus Christ.
(3) Every tongue that rises up against me in judgment, It Is Written, I shall condemn. I rebuked and condemned any evil words directed at me.
in Jesus name.
(4) The Lord is my shepherd, and I shall not want, as it is written. In accordance with God's written word, I decree and declare that I will not lack, in Jesus name.
(5) I have the mind of Christ, the Bible declares. I take on the role of Christ Jesus. because I am thinking His thoughts. I have the same results and victory in Jesus name.
I am confident that your life will be incredibly blessed as you read my submission today. God bless.
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All Scriptural Verses are from the King James Version of the Bible Unless Otherwise Stated.
