James 5:14-15 (KJV) 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:
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.
5:14 Times of sickness are the common lot of mankind, and believers in Christ are not immune from them. James tells us what to do when we are sick. It is one provision God has made for the healing of His people. It is surprising how few believers avail themselves of it. What he states here should be the common practice in all Bible-believing churches.
“In the name of the Lord”– everyone must recognize it is not their power or the power of their words or the oil that heals anyone. The Lord is the healer. It is one of His names – Jehovah Rapha
5:15 It seems clear that God does not always choose to heal His servants immediately when they fall sick. In such a case it will not be possible to pray in faith that they will be healed at once. When anyone has called for the church elders, and God chooses to heal that person, He will give faith to one or more of the elders and then restore the sick person to health.
“If he has committed sins”– he seems to be suggesting that in some cases (“if”) sickness comes as a result of the sick person’s sin, there weakness and sickness are said to be a result of God’s chastisement for certain sins.
“Forgiven”– the Lord who raises him up will forgive him the sins which led to his sickness.
Sickness is a result of our sins most of the time and other times God uses sickness to bring us closer to him and strengthen us through faith. But he is always faithful to heal us if it’s in his will.
Always remember God’s plan is great than your plans. His ways are perfect.
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