God's Will? Pray for the Sick? GOD'S WILL? OF COURSE!!

QUOTE OF THE DAY: "A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar."--Mark Twain

Pray for the Sick?
James 5:14 encourages believers to pray for the sick. Is healing guaranteed? Why or
why not?:
This passage of Scripture does seem to indicate that prayers in faith will absolutely heal the sick. We know this does not always occur. So what is the answer? I guess we could say that somebody did not have the faith to heal, the sick person is still supposed to learn something from his sickness, or that it is not God’s will at that time for him to be healed. Personally, I like to believe none of these is the answer. The Scripture does not say what kind of sickness the person has; however, the person can be forgiven of sins and then healed. Obviously there is more to it from this contextual perspective. In the King James Version, the words for “will” are “shall”. Two words for will are used here; one to denote a passive “wish or desire”, the other is a determining of will. How I understand it is this: The prayer “will” or “wills to by making a wish, or prayer, to desire for a certain result” make(s) him well. Then, God “wills to”, determinedly, raise him up from the sickness. It is not guaranteed, but it is what God wants for his people. I was diagnosed with a serious illness many years ago. For all this time, I have greatly desired and prayed for healing to be manifested. Believing anything other than the above breaks my heart.

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