13 Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises. 14 Is anyone among you sick? He should call for the elders of the church, and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 The prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will raise him up; if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. 16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is very powerful in its effect. 17 Elijah was a human being as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the land. 18 Then he prayed again, and the sky gave rain and the land produced its fruit.
James 5:13-18 (CSB)

 

  1. When do I pray with power?

 

  • Emotional pain

 

13 Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.
James 5:13 (CSB)

 

6 I called to the Lord in my distress, and I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears.
Psalm 18:6 (CSB)

 

  • Physical pain

 

14 Is anyone among you sick? He should call for the elders of the church, and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 The prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will raise him up; if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
James 5:14-15 (CSB)

 

  • Spiritual pain

 

16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is very powerful in its effect.
James 5:16 (CSB)

17 Elijah was a human being as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the land. 18 Then he prayed again, and the sky gave rain and the land produced its fruit.
James 5:17-18 (CSB)

  1. How can I pray with power?

  • I must ask God

 

  • I must have the right motives

 

  • I must have a clean life

 

16 The prayer of a righteous person is very powerful in its effect.
James 5:16 (CSB)

 

18 If I had been aware of malice in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. 19 However, God has listened; he has paid attention to the sound of my prayer. 20 Blessed be God! He has not turned away my prayer or turned his faithful love from me.
Psalm 66:18-20 (CSB)

 

9 Anyone who turns his ear away from hearing the law—even his prayer is detestable.
Proverbs 28:9 (CSB)

 

2 But your iniquities are separating you from your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not listen.
Isaiah 59:2 (CSB)

 

  • I must ask in faith

 

6 But let him ask in faith without doubting. For the doubter is like the surging sea, driven and tossed by the wind.
James 1:6 (CSB) 

 

 

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