JAMES 5:17
"Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other, so that you may be healed. The earnest PRAYER OF A RIGHTEOUS PERSON has great power and produces wonderful results."
What is the first thing you should do when you have any problem? Who should you turn to, every time, for help? What is the essence of the first commandment of God? The answer to all these questions is to put the Lord first in everything in your life! Love the Lord your God with all you hear, mind, body and soul and keep Him first in everything. If you have a problem, sickness, or concern, it should be brought to the Lord first. Do not be tempted to seek answers from fallible men first as the substitute for the Lord's wisdom.
You must always confess your sins to the Lord. It is helpful to hold yourself accountable to others by confessing your sins to a righteous brother or sister in the Lord. They can then join you in prayer. As this scripture teaches us the earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and can produce wonderful results. By confessing your sins you make yourself right with God. You and those who join you then can be heard by God and your prayer will be answered.
No man is an island unto himself and by joining with other believers and righteous Christians we see a dynamic and powerful increase in the results to our prayers. Do not neglect the gathering together of the brethren. This is one example of why it is important to be with other believers. THE EARNEST PRAYER OF A RIGHTEOUS PERSON HAS GREAT POWER AND PRODUCES WONDERFUL RESULTS!
