Sunday, February 9, 2014

When we pray

Our prayers.

Rev 8:3  And another angel came and stood at the altar,
having a golden censer;
and there was given unto him much incense,
that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.
Rev 8:4  And the smoke of the incense,
which came with the prayers of the saints,
ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.

Prayers of the saints ascending up before God.

Rev 5:8  And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.

Golden vials full of odours which are the prayers of saints.

Psa 141:2  Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

Prayers - as incense rising up to God.

Luk 1:9  According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
Luk 1:10  And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.

Praying without at the time of incense.  Prayers ascending with the incense upon the altar before God.

Heb 4:15  For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
Heb 4:16  Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

We are to come BOLDLY unto the throne of grace and we do so through PRAYER!

Heb 10:19  Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
Heb 10:20  By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
Heb 10:21  And having an high priest over the house of God;
Heb 10:22  Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
Heb 10:23  Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
Heb 10:24  And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
Heb 10:25  Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

Boldness to enter the HOLIEST all by the BLOOD of our SAVIOR'S SACRIFICE!

We must provoke one another to LOVE and to GOOD WORKS.
We must EXHORT one another!

We must boldly come before God, the way made possible by the sacrifice of our Savior, all through our PRAYERS!

Our prayers ascend to God, they do not remain here with us but ascend. The prayers are a real thing, a very real spiritual thing. Every prayer we utter in sincerity, our hearts united to our Savior through HIS sacrifice, is heard! We can come boldly unto God, we can, the way was made possible through our SAVIOR.

Luk_18:1  And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint

ALWAYS to pray!  We are not to forsake praying, we are not to stop our recognizing our God, our Creator, our Savior in prayer acknowledging that HE is all things and without HIM there is nothing worth anything at all!

Rom_8:26  Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

The HOLY SPIRIT makes INTERCESSION for us-  between us and our SAVIOR, our HEAVENLY FATHER.  And the Holy Spirit speaks in groaning which we cannot even hear. How powerful is that?!  We know we must pray but we don't know what we should pray for.  We do it, we pray, the words leave our lips, or our minds in silent prayer, and we can only hope that the Holy Spirit is there to say all that we neglect to say as we should be saying it. The Holy Spirit speaking for us! What a blessing!  Our Savior told us that He would send us a Comforter and what a Comforter He has sent! So powerful, so spiritually powerful interceding for us!

May God help us as we seek to pray, and not only for ourselves but for one another which is so important!

Jas 5:16  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.

1Jn 3:22  And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
1Jn 3:23  And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
1Jn 3:24  And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.

We ask...when we pray.

Please, Savior, please  teach us to pray, teach us to keep Your commandments, teach us to  be YOURS, WHOLLY YOURS, loving one another, believing in YOU, living in the SPIRIT.

All by YOUR grace and love!

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