LISTEN
NASB:
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.
NIV:
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.
Observations:
James is discussing how to live our lives together as believers. He says for us to confess our sins to each other and pray for each other.
The reason for confession and prayer is so that we can be healed.
Prayer is our opportunity to communicate with almighty God, and a prayer offered by a righteous person is powerful and effective.
Takeaways:
Confess our sins to God and confess our sins to our brothers in Christ. This is difficult for all of us, but it will bring tremendous healing.
Pray for each other. If you have a burden, share it. If someone shares a burden with you, pray for it.
We need to live righteous lives, so that our prayers will be powerful and effective.
