There
is a saying that confession is good for the soul. Surely that comes
from James 5:16. “Therefore, confess your sins to one another and
pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The effective prayer
of a righteous man can accomplish much” (NASB). Confession is good
for the soul because it releases the spiritual burden of sin to
Christ. It also releases the emotional and mental burden of sin to
the person to whom you confess. Paul wrote, “The Lord is the
Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom”
(2 Corinthians 3:17, NLT). When such a hard burden of guilt is
released, then there is spiritual openness, and freedom makes healing
possible. The prayers of the righteous are powerful and effective.
They accomplishes miracles in the name of God.
III John 2 reads, “Beloved, I pray
that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as
your soul prospers” (NASB). I am special to Jesus Christ. He calls
me “beloved.” He died for me so I might discover wholeness for my
body, mind, and spirit. He wishes me to prosper and to be in good
health. He does not wish me to suffer, and have illness. His loved
me enough to give His life for so that I might be healed. He
sacrificed his life so that I might receive continually through
faith. There is no greater love––that someone who had no sin in
His life would willingly take mine, and give His life unselfishly for
me.
What does my Savior with His great
sacrificial love wish for me? To know His love and truth, and have
them alive and well in my life. To receive continually through faith,
I must grow spiritually. “Faith comes by hearing the message, and
the message is heard through the word about Christ” (Romans 10:17).
As I prosper spiritually, studying His Word and applying the lesson,
faith for the healing of body, mind, and spirit becomes easier to
grasp. The truth of God's message becomes more real when I have put
down a foundation in Him.
My heart rejoices because I have
learned another lesson in this walk with the Lord. He trains me in
the way that I should go so that when I am finished on that last day,
I will be refined as gold (Job 23:10). His sanctifying refinement
liberates me to believe in what human eyes say is not true. His
report is always good. I will always seek Him and find the lesson,
realizing that God can turn a sacrifice of praise (Hebrews 13:15)
into a time of spiritual, physical, and emotional victory. Even
though the battle might rage, it still has been won through faith. I
am more than an over-comer in Christ. I am His “beloved”.
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