Advent Devotional – 12.16.2021
Jerry Peters
What Jesus has done in my life!
James 5:14-16 Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayers offered in faith will make the sick person well. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.
In May 2020, I heard those words we all dread. I had throat cancer and it was in a lymph node too. They wanted to start chemo and radiation together immediately. I went to the Lord for his strength and healing!! And we called on our family, Small Group and prayer warriors to join us.
After seeing so many answered prayers within our Small Group, I was touched when they asked to meet and pray over me. This was during the height of Covid. The setting was a warehouse, a circle of lawn chairs, and a simple altar one of the ladies had set up. It was Holy Ground! Pastor Doug and Jody met with our Small Group, we all prayed and he anointed me with oil and prayed for my healing…calling on the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. I could feel their prayers and it brought peace as I started the treatments the next day. I praised the Lord for answering their petitions, as my last two scans show no trace of cancer.
Father God, I praise you and thank you for my healing. To think you would have mercy on the sinner that I am is mind blowing. I ask that you send the Holy Spirit to family members that do not know you and show them your power and glory. They are missing out on so much JOY and PEACE. Ruth and I pray for them daily. I also thank you for sending Ruth in my life. She is such a devoted Christian, loves our Lord Jesus and wants this for all our family. I praise you and thank you in the name of our Lord Jesus. Amen and AMEN