When faced with a loved one’s illness and the limits of modern medicine to heal, I often hear people say, “I guess all we can do is pray,” as if there is no hope.
However, prayer is not something we should use as a last resort, as a final desperate plea. No, prayer is the most powerful weapon in our arsenal, “the key in the hand of faith to unlock heaven’s storehouse, where are treasured the boundless resources of Omnipotence…” (Steps to Christ, p. 94).
In James 5:15 we are promised that if anyone is sick, “the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven.”
Sometimes this healing is immediate, sometimes we must wait, and sometimes the Lord sees it’s best for them to rest until He comes. Either way, God’s promise is sure, “the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well.”
This morning my extended family could use your prayers. My cousin, Ben, is in the hospital. He has had several strokes and is in a coma. The prognosis is not good, but God promises, “The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” (James 5:16)
Please pray for Ben and his family today. Pray for his healing and restoration to his family, but, even more importantly, pray that he, his family, and all the rest of us may be together on that day when God “will wipe every tear from their eyes.”
On that day, “There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” Revelation 21:4.
May that day come quickly! God bless and please pray for Ben.