Friday, February 24, 2006
Our position in prayer
"And Jesus stood...saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee." Luke 18:41-42
Why do people find it so hard to ask God for specific healing? I am amazed at the number of people whose prayers sound as if they are giving God permission to not heal! The prayers sound so spiritual too with phrases such as "we don't ask anything except your perfect will, Lord." That kind of prayer is not edifying to the sick one and in fact smacks of a lack of faith that God could indeed decide to heal!
In a quick perusal of Luke and Mark this morning, I was overwhelmed with the number of times that Jesus healed those that were sick. Yes, I know that God does not always choose to heal every person that has a terrible disease such as cancer, but that is not the point. The point is that He CAN if He chooses. Our position in prayer is not that of granting God the right to do what He chooses, but rather to demonstrate our faith in His healing ability.
The blind man here in Luke chapter 18 was asked directly what he desired. Suppose he had answered, "Well, if it's your will perhaps you might be able to help my eyes get better...but of course only what you want to do, Lord, and I'll be satisfied." How silly that would have been! Instead, he boldly declares, "I want to see!" Jesus' response was "Your faith has saved you."
In the book of James we are encouraged to call for the spiritual leaders of the church to pray for healing. James 5:15 says "And the prayer of faith shall save the sick..."
Based on these scriptures, I am continuing to pray for Malcom's complete healing. I am blessed by those who often encourage us with the same determination. We appreciate your boldness and faith!
Good news to report: The MRI done on Monday came back negative for metastasis to the brain. We are SO relieved!
Why do people find it so hard to ask God for specific healing? I am amazed at the number of people whose prayers sound as if they are giving God permission to not heal! The prayers sound so spiritual too with phrases such as "we don't ask anything except your perfect will, Lord." That kind of prayer is not edifying to the sick one and in fact smacks of a lack of faith that God could indeed decide to heal!
In a quick perusal of Luke and Mark this morning, I was overwhelmed with the number of times that Jesus healed those that were sick. Yes, I know that God does not always choose to heal every person that has a terrible disease such as cancer, but that is not the point. The point is that He CAN if He chooses. Our position in prayer is not that of granting God the right to do what He chooses, but rather to demonstrate our faith in His healing ability.
The blind man here in Luke chapter 18 was asked directly what he desired. Suppose he had answered, "Well, if it's your will perhaps you might be able to help my eyes get better...but of course only what you want to do, Lord, and I'll be satisfied." How silly that would have been! Instead, he boldly declares, "I want to see!" Jesus' response was "Your faith has saved you."
In the book of James we are encouraged to call for the spiritual leaders of the church to pray for healing. James 5:15 says "And the prayer of faith shall save the sick..."
Based on these scriptures, I am continuing to pray for Malcom's complete healing. I am blessed by those who often encourage us with the same determination. We appreciate your boldness and faith!
Good news to report: The MRI done on Monday came back negative for metastasis to the brain. We are SO relieved!
4 Comments:
Awesome news on the MRI! Thank you for the reminder that we can be very specific in our requests to God. I am praying for Malcom to be healed.
Love ya,
Missy
Yippee! I'm just so thankful that Malcom got a good report on the MRI. And I love what you wrote this time, Carol. We are praying and believe that God will heal Malcom.
CB
Yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!! for the good results of the MRI. I am praying for healing because I know it is not a hard thing for the God who created us to heal Malcom. All our love,
Sue M
That is sooo awesome on the good report of the MRI.... Thank you for the reminder of being bold in our prayer... Your right too many times we lack in faith and show God that we really don't believe... Thank you for reminding me as I pray for Malcom today I will pray with faith that GOD WILL HEAL HIm....
love you both
JM
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