This is God's Word: "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" (James 5:14-15).
The first notion I want to clear here is this: a lot of people always ask pastors to pray for them expecting that since they are pastors God will automatically answer their prayers. Wrong!
Faith is needed to recieve answers to prayers i.e. the faith of the pastor as well as that of the needy. It is prayers offered in faith that obtain results, not prayer alone.
Secondly, this scripture is the type that can be used to minister to a sick sinner who may or may not be a child of God. It shows that God is ready to heal and to forgive that person. Sin shouldn't serve as a hindrance. It does imply that the sinner must be ready to repent and ask for God's mercy. Once that is done, he can be forgiven and be healed.
This applies to you as well if you have the same issues - sin and sickness. God is waiting to heal you and forgive you of your sins. You can be totally well!
God's power is available to heal you now. Reach out in faith and recieve your healing and forgiveness in Jesus name!
God says, "I am the Lord that healeth thee" (Exodus 15:26).
Till next posting, God bless.
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God Bless you and your ministry when next are you coming to Port Harcourt