Prayer Power (11 of 12)
Series: Put Your Faith to Work
Keith Krell
James 5:13-18
Have you ever wondered: ''Does God really care to answer my prayers? After all, He's busy running the universe! It seems that my prayers are just too small and insignificant.'' Years ago, a woman was feeling the same way. So she approached G. Campbell Morgan, the great English preacher, and asked: ''Should I bother God with my small requests?'' Morgan replied, ''Lady, all requests are small to God!'' What a powerful truth! When I finally grasped this concept, it opened new avenues in my relationship with God. What is on your heart today? Is it a seemingly small request to recover from the common cold? If so, please know God cares about your every request. Do you want to see your marriage restored? Do you yearn for a loved one to trust Christ? Do you long for deliverance from sickness or poverty? Please understand: There is nothing that is ''big'' for our God. Prayer is always small people making small requests to a big God.
In James 5:13-18 we come to one of the primary passages on prayer in the entire Bible. Although this text can be complex, one thing is clear-its subject is prayer. James mentions prayer in each of these six verses. He is saying: Prayer is God's medicine. As we study these somewhat confusing and controversial verses, we will discover two purposes for prayer.
1. Pray to be healed (5:13-15). James proposes prayer as the solution to life's ills. He begins with a little Q and A: ''Is anyone among you suffering? Then he must pray'' (5:13a). James starts off this section with the topic of ''suffering.'' The word rendered ''suffering'' (kakopatheo) is a general term for affliction covering trials of all kinds (e.g., physical, emotional, spiritual). This seems to be the lot in life for every Christian. Someone asked Roger Staubach, former quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, about football injuries: ''How do you keep on keeping on if you're playing professio ...
Series: Put Your Faith to Work
Keith Krell
James 5:13-18
Have you ever wondered: ''Does God really care to answer my prayers? After all, He's busy running the universe! It seems that my prayers are just too small and insignificant.'' Years ago, a woman was feeling the same way. So she approached G. Campbell Morgan, the great English preacher, and asked: ''Should I bother God with my small requests?'' Morgan replied, ''Lady, all requests are small to God!'' What a powerful truth! When I finally grasped this concept, it opened new avenues in my relationship with God. What is on your heart today? Is it a seemingly small request to recover from the common cold? If so, please know God cares about your every request. Do you want to see your marriage restored? Do you yearn for a loved one to trust Christ? Do you long for deliverance from sickness or poverty? Please understand: There is nothing that is ''big'' for our God. Prayer is always small people making small requests to a big God.
In James 5:13-18 we come to one of the primary passages on prayer in the entire Bible. Although this text can be complex, one thing is clear-its subject is prayer. James mentions prayer in each of these six verses. He is saying: Prayer is God's medicine. As we study these somewhat confusing and controversial verses, we will discover two purposes for prayer.
1. Pray to be healed (5:13-15). James proposes prayer as the solution to life's ills. He begins with a little Q and A: ''Is anyone among you suffering? Then he must pray'' (5:13a). James starts off this section with the topic of ''suffering.'' The word rendered ''suffering'' (kakopatheo) is a general term for affliction covering trials of all kinds (e.g., physical, emotional, spiritual). This seems to be the lot in life for every Christian. Someone asked Roger Staubach, former quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, about football injuries: ''How do you keep on keeping on if you're playing professio ...
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