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Prayer and Confession - All The LORD is near Daily Devotionals for 2024

Prayer and Confession details logo    The LORD is near - Friday, September 9, 2023
  by Jacob Redekop, Brian Reynolds, John van Dijk, Eugene P. Vedder Jr
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Prayer and Confession

Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed.
James 5:16 NKJV

Prayer and Confession
This passage in James 5 shows that every circumstance can lead us into stronger spiritual health. As verse 13 says, if we are suffering, we should pray; if we are cheerful, we should sing to the Lord. Then verse 14 asks, "Is anyone among you sick?" Such a case calls for specific prayer by faithful, mature leaders of God's people. Of course, this instruction does not prohibit collective prayer by all of us. But how encouraging it would be for one who is sick to receive a visit from praying brethren!

Moreover, the time of prayer might lead not only to physical healing but also to a spiritual restoration, for verse 15 adds, "If he has committed sins, he will be forgiven." The Scriptures tell us not to assume that sicknesses are a result of sin (cf. Jn. 9:1-3; Phil. 2:25-30); yet the Scriptures also show that some sicknesses may in fact arise through sin (cf. Jn. 5:14; 1 Cor. 11:29-32). The details of this chapter suggest that Christians who are sick should at least be willing to examine their hearts regarding some hidden sin.

Here in James 5:16 it appears that the offender had in fact stubbornly ignored and refused to repent of some personal trespass. And what if among those praying for him was the very one who had been mistreated? What an occasion for the erring brother's conscience. At that precise moment, two of the "one anothers" of the New Testament can be practiced in a most beautiful way. The one who sinned confesses his trespass, and the one who was offended prays. Instantly there is a spiritual healing, not only between the trespassing man and the Lord but also between two brethren.

Sin festers in the darkness of an obstinate heart, but it is addressed in the light of confession, prayer, and forgiveness.

-- Stephen Campbell





 

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