Have you ever thought about the fragrance of heaven and where it comes from?
Revelation 5:8 says that the elders and 4 living creatures are carrying golden bowls of incense, and it is a sweet fragrance.
There is this aroma that saturates the atmosphere around the throne of God. The very last line of verse 8 is a revelation of where that sweet fragrance originates. Revelation 5:8 reads - 8. And when the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures saw the Lamb had taken the scroll, they fell facedown at the feet of the Lamb and worshiped him. Each of them had a harp and golden bowls brimming full of sweet fragrant incense—which are the prayers of God’s holy lovers. Your prayers are a sweet fragrance in the presence of God!
How important are our prayers if God is filling the throne room with them? It’s the only earthly addition into that atmosphere – not our works – not our ministries – it’s our prayers! Your prayers are so important that God has created an incense from them – not just any incense.
Take your favorite fragrance and multiply that in God’s multiplication chart – Unimaginable! We can’t multiply our imagination far enough. It would be an olfactory overload. It is so good the Father wants it present, ALL the time!
Look at prayer from heaven’s perspective. Your prayers are an earthly expression rising as incense before the throne of God. Every prayer you pray becomes part of that incense. Sweet fragrance in God’s presence – your prayers are the heavenly aroma!
What is your heart cry that you are praying today?
Byron
