This step builds off from the first three steps and is actually essential in all of the steps. Prayer is the way we communicate with God. If we are seeking His power in our lives, we must be a praying people. There are many verses that speak of the healing power of prayer. It is essential that we make our petitions known to God. Of course, when He brings conviction, we must be willing to make changes so He can bless our efforts, but without prayer we lose our most powerful tool to live a healthy, productive life. Here are several verses that highlight the importance of prayer to our Father, and the desire God has to heal each of us:
“Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise.” Jeremiah 17:14 ESV
“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.” James 5:16 ESV
“Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.” 3 John 1:2 ESV
“Saying, “If you will diligently listen to the boice of the LORD your God, and do that which is right in His eyes, and give ear to His commandments and keep all His statues, I will put none of the diseases on you that I put on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD, your healer.” Exodus 15:26 ESV
“Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the LORD. And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the LORD will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.” James 5:14-15 ESV
“O LORD my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me.” Psalm 30:2 ESV
“You shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water, and I will take sickness away from among you.” Exodus 23:25 ESV
“Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am languishing; heal me, O LORD, for my bones are troubled.” Psalm 6:2 ESV
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.” Philippians 4:6 ESV
“Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress. He sent out His word and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction.” Psalm 107:19-20 ESV
“Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was peirced for our transgressions; He was crushed for our iniquities; upon Him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with His wounds we are healed.” Isaiah 53:4-5 ESV
“But for you who fear My name, the Sun of Righteousness shall rise with healing in Its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.” Malachi 4:2 ESV
“Then shall your light break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up speedily; your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard.” Isaiah 58:8 ESV
“I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will lead him and restore comfort to him and his mourners, creating the fruit of the lips. Peace, peace, to the far and to the near,” says the LORD,” And I will heal him.” Isaiah 57:18-19 ESV
“And He went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people.” Matthew 4:23 ESV
“He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might He increases strength.” Isaiah 40:29 ESV
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” John 10:10 ESV
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