Each
One Had A Harp,
And
They Held Gold Bowls Filled With Incense,
Which
Are The Prayers Of God's People.
Scripture
Revelation
5
8 And when
he took the scroll, the four living beings and the twenty-four elders
fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they held gold
bowls filled with incense, which are the prayers of God’s people.
9 And they sang a new song with these words:
“You
are worthy to take the scroll
and break its seals and open it.
For you were slaughtered, and your blood has ransomed people for God
from every tribe and language and people and nation.
10 And you have caused them to become
a Kingdom of priests for our God.
And they will reign on the earth.”
and break its seals and open it.
For you were slaughtered, and your blood has ransomed people for God
from every tribe and language and people and nation.
10 And you have caused them to become
a Kingdom of priests for our God.
And they will reign on the earth.”
11 Then I
looked again, and I heard the voices of thousands and millions of
angels around the throne and of the living beings and the
elders. 12 And they sang in a mighty chorus:
“Worthy
is the Lamb who was slaughtered—
to receive power and riches
and wisdom and strength
and honor and glory and blessing.”
to receive power and riches
and wisdom and strength
and honor and glory and blessing.”
13 And then
I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and
in the sea. They sang:
“Blessing
and honor and glory and power
belong to the one sitting on the throne
and to the Lamb forever and ever.”
belong to the one sitting on the throne
and to the Lamb forever and ever.”
14 And the
four living beings said, “Amen!” And the twenty-four elders fell
down and worshiped the Lamb.
Observation
I
love this passage! Not only does God love us, but He loves us so much
that He saves our prayers that we have prayed to Him.
Earlier
in the summer Kathy was going through a footlocker that we have
lugged around with us all over the world. It is full of keepsakes. It
is full of memories. In that container, she has all kinds of things
that she has saved of our kids when they were little.
She
even had some old love notes and cards from me that I wrote way back
when we were in high school 50 years ago. She saved all of those
things because they were from people that she loved.
God
has done the same thing with our prayers. He loves us that much! When
we talk to Him, He not only responds to our conversation He saves our
prayers!
It
is amazing and wonderful to know that God loves us that much!
Application
When
I pray I hope that my conversations with my Heavenly Father will be
worth His saving.
How
about you? How is your prayer life?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I know that You know what I am going to say before I even
know what I am going to say. You know my thoughts before I even think
them. So I know that You know my heart right now. I am amazed that
You would want to save my prayers. I know that there are some that
have been totally selfish and I doubt that those prayers are among
those that You have saved. I know that I don't always make You smile
when my conversation with You is all about me. So help me Lord to
keep my focus on other people and may the majority of my
conversations with You be for other people. Those will be the prayers
of mine that I hope You will save.
I
pray for my dear friend, Dr. Charles Hartwig as he grieves the loss
of his wife Patsy. Be with their children, Amy and Kenneth and their
families as they go through this time of loss. Thank You for
bringing Charles and Patsy into our lives. We have a relationship
with You because of them. We are eternally grateful to You for
placing them in our lives.
Daily
Bible Reading: Ezekiel 12,13,14; Revelation 5
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