The Prayer Of Faith That Saves

“Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. 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. Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much." (James 5:13-16)

"Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all. Take heed to yourself and to the doctrine (faith in Jesus Christ, believing in Him). Continue in them, for in doing this YOU WILL SAVE BOTH YOURSELF AND THOSE WHO HEAR YOU."(1Timothy 4:15,16) Paul writes this to Timothy, "a true son in the faith", and a pastor and overseer of churches!

"Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principal and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all." (Ephesians 1:15-23)

Whether one is suffering (according to the will of God committing their souls to Him in doing good as to a faithful Creator; 1 Peter 4:19), or cheerful, or sick, the prayer of faith in Christ Jesus is the awakening, reminder and quickening for salvation. Paul's prayer for the Ephesian church explains that as we decide to "trust in Him" and are "sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise", we must be enlightened by God to understand "what is the hope of His calling". The initial chapter of Ephesians reminds and blesses when we are in the midst of, overcoming in, unaware of, or have taken steps away from His will for us in Christ.