James 5:16
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
I needed to read a little bit of commentary on this verse. The part about confessing to each other threw me off. But now I understand this to be a way to ask others to intercede on your behalf. “Secret sin” has a way of staying secret, and if we have trusted righteous friends, they can help by praying for us- but not if we don’t share with them. We don’t necessarily need to post our sins on Facebook, but should have close trusted friends who are willing to pray for us.
Holy Lord, help me to trust my good friends to pray for me when I need support. This is not always easy. Amen
Becky, transforming
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