"Gods Kind Of Church"

A BLAST FROM THE WORD
By Sandra Rhynes

“God’s Kind Of Church”
James 5:13-16
“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.”
Does this scripture sound familiar to you? How about the place where these things happen most of the time? The answer is YES and the place is in the CHURCH! Although, they don’t always have to take place in the church house, most of the time they do.
I will always love my grandma, Jewel King; she was one of a kind. She believed in prayer and she trusted Jesus. When she was sick or there was an emergency or even if someone in the family needed prayer. She was Johnny on the spot for special prayer at the altar. Grandma King did not stay home when she was sick. She made more of an effort to get to church for that anointing oil and the laying on of the hands for healing. If she was happy, sick, well, sad or glad, she could not wait to get to the church. She and grandpa loved to sing about the love of Jesus. I want us to be that kind of church, a church where people can come for all kinds of prayer, a “hospital” church, if you will. A place where people can sing His praises, be anointed with oil, be among saints who know how to pray the prayer of faith, for salvation, for healing, for the hurting, for the down and out and anyone else who wants to come. We must open our arms and reach out to others. We must stand united in prayer, fasting, and love and let others know they can come to our church to meet Jesus and not leave in the same condition. And……..I think we are well on our way. Praise God.
Loving Father, thank You for a people who care, a people who love other people. I want to be like You, Lord. Let others see You in me. Help me to reach out to others the same way You did. Help me to have that same unconditional love and passion. In Your precious name I pray. Amen