THE PLEASING AROMA OF PRAYER
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8 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.
Revelation 5:8 (NIV)
2 May my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice.
Psalms 141:2 (NIV)
14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 15 Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.
2 Chronicles 7:14-15 (NIV)
17 pray continually;
1 Thessalonians 5:17 (NIV)
The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.
James 5:16 (NIV)
BUTTER
“There comes a time, in spite of our soft, modern ways, when we must be desperate in prayer, when we must wrestle, when we must be outspoken, shameless and importunate. Many of the prayers recorded in Scripture are ‘cries,’ and the Hebrew and Greek words are very strong. Despite opinions to the contrary, the Bible recognizes such a thing as storming heaven- ‘praying through.’ The fervent prayer of a righteous man is mighty in its working.” Cameron Thompson
“Our attitude of surrender and dependence upon God is best evidenced by our prayer life.” Chip Ingram
“Men may spurn our appeals, reject our message, oppose our arguments, despise our persons; but they are helpless against our prayers.” J. Sidlow Baxter
“The great tragedy of life is not unanswered prayer but unoffered prayer.” F. B. Meyer
“The one concern of the devil is to keep Christians from praying. He fears nothing from prayerless studies, prayerless work, and prayerless religion. He laughs at our toil, mocks at our wisdom, but trembles when we pray.” Samuel Chadwick
HEART SAVOR
• My prayers are as a pleasing aroma to the Father Who lovingly desires relationship with me.
• God is ever attentive to the praise, prayers and pleas of His children. If I (though flesh) desire to help my children how much more so does God. 11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! Matt 7:11 (NIV)
• Satan seeks to keep the saints from supplication.
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