Is your prayer for healing a “prescription” or just a wish? In James 5, God gives us a specific 3-step process for healing, but most Christians are too afraid to use it.

We love to sing about God as “Jehovah Rapha,” but when sickness actually hits, our confidence evaporates. We hedge our bets. We often use “Lord, if it be Your will” not as a prayer of submission like Jesus did in the Garden, but as a spiritual safety net because we are afraid nothing will happen.

But if God has clearly revealed His will in James 5, are we praying out of faith, or are we just reading the Bible with our fingers crossed?

In this episode of News from the Pew, we open the bottle on God’s prescription found in James Chapter 5. We aren’t talking about “name it and claim it” theology—we are talking about reading the Greek text, understanding what “The Prayer of Faith” actually means, and answering the hard questions about why we don’t see more miracles today.

We tackle the biggest objections:

💊 The Prescription: The specific role of Elders, Oil, and Confession.
📖 The Greek: Why the KJV translators used “shall” and “will” (it’s not a suggestion).
🤔 Paul’s Thorn: Debunking the myth that Paul’s “thorn in the flesh” was a sickness God refused to heal.
🍷 Timothy’s Stomach: Why using medicine doesn’t mean you lack faith.

It’s time to stop making excuses for why we don’t see miracles and start taking God at His Word.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Why we are afraid to pray for healing
1:42 - The James 5 Prescription (Verses 14-16)
3:15 - “Will” vs. “Might”: The Greek definitions of Sozo and Iaomai
5:05 - Step 1: Call the Elders (The Church’s role)
6:20 - Step 2 & 3: Anointing with Oil and Confession
9:10 - Objection #1: Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh (2 Cor 12:7)
11:05 - Objection #2: Trophimus and Timothy
13:40 - The danger of “If it be Your will”
15:50 - Do you believe God is who He says He is?

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