Hope for Healing, Faith for Living Podcast

Righteousness And Powerful Prayers

Summary

When we learn that God has made us righteous in Christ and when it becomes real to us, our prayer life with change.

Scriptures:

2 Corinthians 5:21. English Standard Version

"21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God."

NIV

"God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God."

James 5:15 English Standard Version

"16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working."

Ampliifed

“The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available [dynamic in its working].”

Ephesians 4 ESV

"14 Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need."

What did our High Preist do for us? He took our sin and made us righteous.

Colossians 1:9-14 English Standard Version

"9 And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, 10 so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11 being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy; 12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. 13 He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins."

Romans 12:2 English Standard Version

2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Hebrews 10:23 English Standard Version

23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.

Blessings in Christ,
Tim Dumas
Hope for Healing, Faith for Living