James 5:16 says Confess
your faults one to another and pray for one another that you may be healed. The
effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
We use that Scripture to
encourage us to pray but for what? This context means to pray for one another
for restoration of fellowship with God and with one another. It means that when
we confess our sins to God and to one another that we should expect the Lord’s
healing of our spirits, of our minds and of our bodies.
God is gracious to forgive us and
therefore we should be gracious to forgive one another and this forgiveness
comes with promise. God restores us to Himself and to one another.
Confession
and repentance is always good because confessors and repentors know what it
means to be restored and healed.
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