"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. 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" ~Jam 5:14-15~
How often do we really do this? Are we afraid to call the elders and ask to be anointed? Do we believe there are men / women of that great faith to pray over us? Is our faith strong enough to believe healing can occur? Does our pride prevent us? Do we trust more in man's medicine than in God's healing power? I know, God has His will about sicknesses of all kinds, some are just for His glory. But I believe He desires to completely heal some of them but can't because we never ask, we never have the faith. We forget that "we do not wrestle against flesh and blood" (Eph 6:12)...everything we encounter in life has spiritual connection to it. We are wrestling "against principalities, against powers, against rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places". Whatever sickness you are facing...cancer, colds, age, depression, anxiety, or even sin sickness, Jesus is the answer to facing all of them. He is the great physician. And even the sickness He chooses to leave for His glory, He will heal your mind to face each thing, one step at a time. We can still have daily victories wrestling sickness. Praise God, that in the great task of healing our bodies & minds, He still doesn't neglect to forgive us of our sins!
