Precious Prayers of the Saints
Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain… He came and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the throne. And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. And they sang a new song: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation. You have made them to be a kingdom of priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth.”
– Revelation 5:6-10
As is the case of many places in the Revelation a beautiful picture is being painted. In the first verses of this chapter there is one sitting on the throne holding a scroll with seven seals and there is an angel crying with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?” And no one came forward.
John, the revelator “wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside. Then one of the elders said to me, ‘Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.’ “
When John looked for the Lion of Judah he saw a lamb that had been slain. The Lamb was worthy to take the scroll. Jesus the Christ, the Lamb of God, the one who was slain for the sins of all mankind was the only one worthy to take the scroll.
As the heavenly host bowed before the Lamb they were holding bowls of incense. What was this pleasant fragrance being held precious in heaven? It was the prayers of the saints. It was the prayers of those who had been redeemed by the blood of the Lamb. O, how precious are the prayers of those who have been washed in the blood of the Lamb!
Every prayer we pray is rising to heaven as a pleasant fragrance to God. Every tear shed in communion with God is precious to him. Keep sending a sweet incense to heaven.
Prayer: Thank you Lord for receiving my prayers as a pleasant fragrance. Amen.
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– Revelation 5:6-10
As is the case of many places in the Revelation a beautiful picture is being painted. In the first verses of this chapter there is one sitting on the throne holding a scroll with seven seals and there is an angel crying with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?” And no one came forward.
John, the revelator “wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside. Then one of the elders said to me, ‘Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.’ “
When John looked for the Lion of Judah he saw a lamb that had been slain. The Lamb was worthy to take the scroll. Jesus the Christ, the Lamb of God, the one who was slain for the sins of all mankind was the only one worthy to take the scroll.
As the heavenly host bowed before the Lamb they were holding bowls of incense. What was this pleasant fragrance being held precious in heaven? It was the prayers of the saints. It was the prayers of those who had been redeemed by the blood of the Lamb. O, how precious are the prayers of those who have been washed in the blood of the Lamb!
Every prayer we pray is rising to heaven as a pleasant fragrance to God. Every tear shed in communion with God is precious to him. Keep sending a sweet incense to heaven.
Prayer: Thank you Lord for receiving my prayers as a pleasant fragrance. Amen.
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