Question:

We would like to make some prayer cloths for our Bible Study.... We would like to know all about the cloths.

Answer:

Concerning your question about prayer cloths: You are right, they are not mentioned in the Bible. Do I think they would be good to use? No.Why?

God's name is Jehovah-Rapha which means the God Who heals His children.

* In Psalm 9:10 God says, "And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee:"

* In Psalm 20:7 God says, "Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God."

* In James 5:14-15 God gives us the steps to follow if we are ill, "Is any sick among you? 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."

The Bible plainly teaches we are supposed to walk by faith not by sight...and I believe if we need a prayer cloth we are saying we need something we can see...something more than faith in the Lord. And if we put any power in a piece of cloth we are putting something between us and God...and the Bible calls that idolatry.

Let us also remember God says he is a jealous God and will not share His glory. If we attribute any power to a piece of cloth I believe we are taking away from the Glory of God.

Under God's Wings,
~~Sharon

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