“Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” (James 5:16)
My mother-in-law told me that when she was a little girl she went with her mother to a revival meeting in a country church. The preacher was preaching the Word but during the first week not a move of any kind was made. Then one night, in the middle of the preacher’s sermon, two elderly ladies from separate sides of the sanctuary stood up and looked at one another across the room. Each began to weep as they practically ran to the altar and embraced.
Each of the ladies began to beg the other’s forgiveness as they each confessed to the congregation something that happened many years before. One of the ladies owned a cow that strayed into the other lady’s alfalfa field. As a result, bitter words were exchanged. Neither would forgive the other. Their families divided and would not speak to the other family. But that night, when they confessed to each other and each confessed to the church, revival broke out and souls were saved.
The revival continued for many more days, sweeping through the community. That’s the kind of thing that God can bless when people confess to one another and forgive one another.
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