James 5:13-16
“13 Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
14 Is any sick among you? 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 shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”
God has made provision for His people in everything we will experience in this life. In all our trials we go through our Lord commands us to pray. But not only to pray for ourselves but also for one another. As children of God we are commanded to pray for our brothers and sisters. When we know our heavenly family is struggling with sickness or finances or other stresses, whatever their trials may bring, we must pray for them.
In this time of hysteria we are now in, with a virus that seems to be sweeping across the globe. God has made provision for His people. No where are we told to panic and fret. No! We are commanded to stand firm on our faith and pray.
Have you ever noticed how when the godless society in which we live is in a panic their first reaction is to turn to science or medicine or government or a combination of all. And yet God's people will blindly follow right along. Even when the very Word of God they claim to read daily tells them to be separate from the world and pray.
Folks, the reality is that no matter how bad things get in this old world only God knows our appointed time of death. But, God has also given us what we call common sense. Be careful, if someone is sick stay away as much as possible. Don't live in fear of the panic this world is in. Fear Him and only Him and He will guide you and direct you in the way He would have you to go.
Praise ye the Lord!!!
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