You Are Called To Minister To The Sick - Yea You

Sometimes we think that it takes a special calling to minister to people. Here in Matthew 25, Jesus makes ministry a way of life.

“Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed [thee]? or thirsty, and gave [thee] drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took [thee] in? or naked, and clothed [thee]? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done [it] unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done [it] unto me.” (Mt 25:34-40 AV)

Out of love for him and others we should reach out to those in need. As we minister to others we are actually ministering to Jesus - to his body.

If your son is away at war, in prison, or sick in the hospital in a foreign country, and someone blesses them with help of some kind; are they not blessing you by helping your son in your sted?

Php 2:4 Look not every man on his own things,
but every man also on the things of others.

Go ahead and minister life to people - No special calling needed!

Get God's Answer Before You Pray

Wouldn't it be great to get an answer to a petition prayer before we pray. Well, in a way we can. We can know how God will respond to our request - how he will answer our prayer - Yes or no.

Look at how Jairus petitioned Jesus to heal his daughter.

Mr 5:23 And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter

lieth at the point of death: [I pray thee], come and lay thy hands

on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.

He told Jesus what the result would be when he answered his prayer to lay hands on his daughter - "She may be healed; and she shall live".

Jairus heard the good news that Jesus healed people, even multitudes of people that came to him in reverence and faith. To him, God's will was clear. He knew Jesus response before he even asked. That is why he was so bold to tell Jesus what the result would be of him laying his hands on his daughter - "be healed and live".

Jesus did go with Jairus and heal is daughter.

God's word is his will and his will is his willingness.

God's word says in James 5:15 That the prayer of faith will save the sick and the Lord shall raise him up.

There is the answer to your prayer. You pray the prayer of faith and the Lord SHALL heal you.

Start with the answer and you will have great confidence when you ask God for healing or whatever else is His will for you.