Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail. Our eternal happiness is safe if we trust to him: all else is mere vanity, which soon will be done with for ever.12-18 The sin of swearing is condemned; but how many make light of common profane swearing! The great thing we should beg of God for ourselves and others in the time of sickness is, the pardon of sin. In prayer we must not look to the merit of man, but to the grace of God. 11 Behold, we count them happy which endure. 6 Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you. Observe, that the saving of the sick is not ascribed to the anointing with oil, but to prayer. 17 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on … Likewise, praying, “Thy Kingdom come,” means we earnestly yearn for God’s reign to be established throughout the whole earth and over every human being. 2 And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people. There is no way effectually and finally to hide sin, but forsaking it. Let us serve our God, and bear our trials, as those who believe that the end will crown all. Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you. The Lord will raise him up. Men count time long, because they measure it by their own lives; but all time is as nothing to God; it is as a moment. We pray, “Thy Kingdom come,” so that God’s sovereign rule will come now and in the future in its fullness and permanence. (19,20)1-6 Public troubles are most grievous to those who live in pleasure, and are secure and sensual, though all ranks suffer deeply at such times. I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also. This sin brings neither gain, nor pleasure, nor reputation, but is showing enmity to God without occasion and without advantage It shows a man to be an enemy to God, however he pretends to call himself by his name, or sometimes joins in acts of worship. 16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. Such swearing expressly throws contempt upon God's name and authority. let him pray. 18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. 10 Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience. (7-11) Cautions against rash swearing Prayer recommended in afflictive and prosperous circumstances, Christians to confess their faults to each other. Behold, we count them happy which endure. 2 For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: 3 If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked. This is conversion; to turn a sinner from the error of his ways, not merely from one party to another, or from one notion and way of thinking to another. Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth. To short-lived creatures a few years seem an age; but Scripture, measuring all things by the existence of God, reckons thousands of years but so many days. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. It is not enough to say a prayer, but we must pray in prayer. Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. 1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Above all their other crimes, the Jews had condemned and crucified that Just One who had come among them, even Jesus Christ the righteous.7-11 Consider him that waits for a crop of corn; and will not you wait for a crown of glory? 18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. 5 Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter. God never says to any of the seed of Jacob, Seek my face in vain. It is necessary to exercise faith and hope under afflictions; and prayer is the appointed means for obtaining and increasing these graces. The salvation of one soul is of infinitely greater importance than preserving the lives of multitudes, or promoting the welfare of a whole people. Where there may not be so much of miracle in God's answering our prayers, yet there may be as much of grace.19,20 It is no mark of a wise or holy man, to boast of being free from error, or to refuse to acknowledge an error. to seek after eagerly, earnestly endeavour to acquire ... Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute G1377 you; ... KJV King James Version. Let nothing be done to encourage any to delay, under the mistaken fancy that a confession, a prayer, a minister's absolution and exhortation, or the sacrament, will set all right at last, where the duties of a godly life have been disregarded. In a day of affliction nothing is more seasonable than prayer. 14 Is any sick among you? 56 But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him. The visit of the Babylonian king's envoys to Hezekiah set the stage for this prediction (see 39:1,6 and notes). 13 Is any among you afflicted? What does James tell the merry among us to do. Nevertheless Isaiah warned Judah that her sin would bring captivity at the hands of Babylon. The Prayer of Faith … 15 And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. 9 Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door. 22 Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover. 4 For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be … May the Lord give us a part in this abundant mercy, through the blood of Christ, and the sanctification of the Spirit.Commentary by Matthew Henry, 1710. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. 1Cor.1 [1] ... [31] But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way. God brought about things in Job's case, so as plainly to prove that he is very pitiful and of tender mercy. 3 Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve. Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten. But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation. 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: 15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. 2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. (12-18) The happiness of being the means of the conversion of a sinner. 8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Certainly Divine mercy is an ocean that is ever full and ever flowing. 7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. let him pray. Is any among you afflicted? All idolized treasures will soon perish, except as they will rise up in judgment against their possessors. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy. Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. To acknowledge our faults to each other, will tend greatly to peace and brotherly love. In a time of sickness it is not cold and formal prayer that is effectual, but the prayer of faith. And there is some doctrinal mistake at the bottom of every practical mistake. Is any merry? 17 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. The power of prayer is proved from the history of Elijah. 4 Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth. 4 And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them. In every sense the coming of the Lord drew nigh, and all his people's losses, hardships, and sufferings, would be repaid. Bible Verses about Faith - Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about… For we live by faith, not by sight… And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who… Because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance… Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that… Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins. 17 Elijah was a man just like us. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy. The judgments of God denounced against rich unbelievers. There is no one habitually bad, but upon some bad principle. God does not forbid us to use lawful pleasures; but to live in pleasure, especially sinful pleasure, is a provoking sin. Is any merry? 58 And after a little while another saw him, and said , Thou art also of them. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. For six thousand years He has been multiplying pardons, and yet his free grace is not tired nor grown weary. let him sing psalms. 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 shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. If you should be called to wait longer than the husbandman, is not there something more worth waiting for? This did not appear during his troubles, but was seen in the event, and believers now will find a happy end to their trials. let him sing psalms. Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door. The godly King Hezekiah prayed earnestly, and Isaiah predicted that God would force the Assyrians to withdraw from the city . 3 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Bible, King James Version. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. NKJV New King James Version. Is any sick among you? Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience. Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. 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