Prayers of Incenses
Today Scripture Reading: Revelation Chapter 8Key Devotional Verse: Revelation 8:3-6 (ESV)
3 And another angel came and stood at the altar with a golden censer, and he was given much incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar before the throne, 4 and the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, rose before God from the hand of the angel. 5 Then the angel took the censer and filled it with fire from the altar and threw it on the earth, and there were peals of thunder, rumblings,[a] flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.
Why did this jump out?
Prayer and incense are often associated with the Bible. The idea is that just as perfume is precious, pleasant, and drifts into the air, so do our prayers. So, as incense ascends into heaven, this shows that God accepts prayers we pray and the offering we give before His throne each day.
Application:
A healthy prayer life can set in motion a change of more potent events than all the dark and mighty powers let loose against us and, in the world, more powerful than anything else. For the power of prayer set ablaze by the fire of God can change history.
Today Prayer
Father, I thank you for each prayer we pray ascends before you like a sweet-smelling incense and is accepted by you. Set our hearts on fire with the drive and compassion to be prayer warriors whose prayer life becomes ablaze and fervent that our prayers would change circumstances and your heart.