REALIZE THE PROMISE THROUGH PRAYER
James 5:13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. 14 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. 15 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. 16 Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. 17 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. 18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit. 19 Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back,
· AFFLICTED (KAKOPATHEO)
1. Is Any Among You Afflicted? (Verse 13)
2. Kakos - The Suffering Of Evil, I.E. Trouble, Distress, Afflicted
3. Refers To A Person Who Is Harassed By Some Problem That Is Weighing Him Down
4. Produces Devastating Results In Their Life
5. The Second Part Is Pathos
6. It Is Generally Translated As Suffering
7. Conveys The Idea Of Suffering In The Mind
8. Portrays A Person Who Is Afflicted By Something That Has Happened
9. The Result Suffering Mentally Or Emotionally
· LET THEM PRAY (PROSEUCHE)
1. The Word Proseuche Is Broken Into Two Words
2. Pros And Euche
3. Pros Means Toward And Gives The Idea Of Closeness
4. In The New Testament It Carries The Meaning Of Intimate Contact With Someone Else
· EUCHE
1. Describes A Wish, Desire, Prayer, Or Vow
2. A Person Who Made A Vow To God, Because Of A Need Or Desire In Their Life
3. The Person Would Vow to Give Something Great Value To God In Exchange For An Answer To Prayer
· PRAYER
1. Prayer Should Bring Us Face To Face And Into Close Contact With God
2. It Is A Vehicle To Bring Us To A Place Whereby We May Enjoy A Close, Intimate Relationship With God
· SACRIFICE
1. It Portrayed An Individual Who So Desperately Desired To See Their prayer Answered
2. They Were Willing To Surrender Everything They Owned
3. God Wants To Changeups!
4. He Wants Us To Come To A Place Of Consecration
5. He Wants Us To Be Intimate With Him, Face To Face
6. To Surrender Our Lives to Him
7. That He Might Touch And Transform Us By The Power Of His Presence
JAMES 5:13 COULD READ
"Is Anyone Among You Going Through An Extremely Difficult Time In Life That Is Causing Him A Lot Of Grief? I Urge That Person To Draw Near To God, To Pour Out To Him, And To Be Willing To Give Up Anything And To Do Anything God Requires In Order For His Situation To Be Changed.
