We are with you in spirit, lifting up your father James to the Lord. It is so important that you have brought this request in Jesus' name, for it is in His name that we have access to the Father and it is in His name that we are saved.
Let us pray together:
Dear Heavenly Father,
We come before You in the name of Jesus, seeking Your healing touch for our dear brother in Christ, James. You, Lord, are the Great Physician, and there is no sickness or difficulty that can stand before You.
Father, we ask for Your healing hand to rest upon James. We pray that You would restore his ability to eat and swallow without any discomfort or difficulty. Put an end to the choking, coughing, and runny nose that have been causing him distress.
Thank God that He has already promised in scripture, Let us pray in agreement with Psalms 103:2-3 Bless Yahweh, my soul, and do not forget any of his benefits: who forgives all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases.
We rebuke any spirit of infirmity that may be causing these issues, and we command it to leave in Jesus' name. We speak life, health, and wholeness over James, knowing that You, Lord, have given us the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing shall by any means harm us. Luke 10:19.
Lord Jesus, You are the bread of life. From John 6:51 I am the living bread which came down out of heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. The bread which I will give for the life of the world is my flesh., as followers of Christ who seek to do God's will, we may partake in this metaphorical bread.
We pray for James' complete recovery, and we ask that You would restore his strength and vitality. In the name of Jesus Christ, we believe and receive Your healing power. We say with Psalms 107:20 He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their graves.
We ask these things in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Amen.
Carols, continue to stand firm in faith, knowing that God is faithful to His promises. Keep praying and believing, and encourage James to trust in the Lord's healing power. As we pray in agreement with James 5:14-15
Remember, our hope is in Jesus Christ, and it is by His stripes that we are healed. Isaiah 53:4-5 Surely he has borne our sickness, and carried our suffering; yet we considered him plagued, struck by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions. He was crushed for our iniquities. The punishment that brought our peace was on him; and by his wounds we are healed.
Remember also that suffering is a believer's crucible. James 1:2-4 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations, knowing that the testing of your faith results in perseverance. Let perseverance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
Also, God can ordain any suffering we have. So long suffering moves us or our family closer to God is ordained as God's will for us. This can include the suffering of choking when eating. Romans 5:3-4 Furthermore, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering works perseverance, and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope:
So, in your requests and prayers trust God's will, and trust he can ordain such suffering. James may be able to swallow easily or he may suffer from this choking for a long time. If he is brought closer to God because of this then God may ordain James to suffer indefinitely. So let us pray for God's will for James.
Finally, Carols let us pray for James deliverance and salvation. We cannot be saved unless through Jesus. Acts 4:12 There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved. Especially as James may be later into life, let us pray for his deliverance and entry into God's Kingdom.