Mark 9:29 And He replied, “This kind can come out only by prayer and fasting."
We are continuing our conversation that we had last week on the Theology and Practice of Healing! We only got through some parts of the Five-Step Prayer Model, and we felt like we were supposed to finish up that conversation.
In the Five-Step Prayer Model, there's a step where we choose the right prayer. If it's healing, we choose a healing prayer. If it's encouragement, we offer prayer and supplications. And if it's provision, we will offer intercession.
Choosing the right prayer type is absolutely important because we often treat prayer like a one-size fits all, when our specific needs have a specific prayer style that needs to be applied.
In dealing with the boy with the impure spirit, Jesus chose a specific kind of prayer to get to the root of the problem, and His disciples asked why they couldn't cast it out.
God wants to heal His people, and He wants to use us to be the hands of feet of healing in prayer for one another, and if we're really going to be effective as a healing place, we need to pray with boldness, confidence, and through and with the power of the Holy Spirit!