Many of our prayers are for those who are ill. This seems to be a very common avenue for prayer. We might wonder amid all of our advancements in medicine, if it is not the medication itself that could do the healing and maybe even eclipse prayer.
On this point, I am reminded of a story in Jesus' life as recorded in Mark 9. A father had a son who had been ill with an evil spirit. The father was hoping that Jesus' disciples would cure him. They were unable to do it. The father then goes to Jesus with this dilemma. Here is where we have the response of Jesus to help cure the boy: "But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he was able to stand. When he had entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?” He said to them, “This kind can come out only through prayer.” Mark 9:27-29
Amid all of our technology and miracle drugs, I believe that there is still a place for prayer in healing. God's power can do far more than what we can do. That is why we do pray every Sunday in our worship for those who are ill.
How about you? Do you believe in the power of prayer to heal an illness - whatever kind it might be?
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