Tuesday August 9, 2022

Tuesday – August 9th – James 5:14     -----     
 
5:14) Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord.
 
The Daily Walk Bible inspirational thought for today:
      IF YOUR STUDY OF GOD’S WORD DOES NOT CHANGE THE WAY YOU LIVE, EITHER YOU ARE ALREADY PERFECT OR NOT STUDYING CORRECTLY.*

     Happy and healthy Tuesday to you! Our inspirational thought for today just begs for our consideration and comment. I don’t know about you, but I know exactly where I fall on this statement. I know that I am not perfect, so the reality is that I need to be studying the Bible from God’s perspective and not from mine. Yes, in case you are wondering God’s word has had a major impact on changing me into who I am today. However, I also know that I have room for lots more change to happen. Oh, there is that word “change”. If you are following the current SunRise teaching series, change is the core of what we are talking about, researching, and expecting to happen in our lives. Spend some quality time in God’s word this week and let the Holy Spirit be the source of God’s translation and your transformation.

     In our pick verse today, James adds another opportunity for the church to step up in times of crisis. While the church is the creation of God it is staffed by people who are called to support each other in time of trials and struggles. Prayer in times of illness is both our duty as a church and our privilege as follower of Jesus. Anointing with oil was a common medical practice in ancient Palestine. The early church took this practice one step further by administering it in the of the Lord. The medical practice was united with a spiritual practice that invited in the great physician to do the healing. When we pray and anoint, we become partners with God in His healing work in the world. We are to always be ready to prayer both in season and out of season for the well-being of others.

Blessings
  Pastor Jim
Wednesday – August 10th – James 5:15

*Tyndale. The Daily Walk Bible NLT (Kindle Locations 42461-42462). Tyndale House Publishers. Kindle Edition.

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