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The past couple of days God has been pushing me to read in the book of James and it is exactly what I need at this very moment. I was reading in James 5:13-18 where it says:
Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. Is anyone among you sick? 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. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Confess you trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.
Never underestimate or minimize the power of God working through prayer. Believing prayer that releases the power of God can change reality, turn the course of nations, and turn things around. The bible states that the effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. This means that a Christian who knows how to pray in faith can really change things. God is the most power Being in the universe, and we can move the hand of God to accomplish through prayer things that could never be done by natural means.
So my question from all this, is anointing with oil necessary for healing? And please share praise reports of prayers that God has answered after praying earnestly for something.
Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. Is anyone among you sick? 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. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Confess you trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.
Never underestimate or minimize the power of God working through prayer. Believing prayer that releases the power of God can change reality, turn the course of nations, and turn things around. The bible states that the effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. This means that a Christian who knows how to pray in faith can really change things. God is the most power Being in the universe, and we can move the hand of God to accomplish through prayer things that could never be done by natural means.
So my question from all this, is anointing with oil necessary for healing? And please share praise reports of prayers that God has answered after praying earnestly for something.