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55 “…a perpetual incense before the Lord throughout your generations.”

 Exodus 30:8

 The incense speaks of the prayer that goes up before the Lord perpetually from His people. We are to be in the place of prayer always and be ever available to make petition to the Lord for ourselves and others.

“Pray without ceasing.”

1 Thessalonians 5:17

 This is the commandment of the Lord that the incense of prayer may be always before His altar and mercy seat. We gain access into His presence through the shed blood of Christ the Lamb of God and we are to offer our prayer to Him always. Let us not be cut off from our God without prayer and be always seeking His benefit in all our activities. We do not always pray as we should but we have a great High Priest who intercedes for us and will pray for us when we cannot pray for ourselves. 

“I pray not that you would take them from the world, but that you would keep them from the evil one.”

John 17:15

How comforting to know that our Saviour prays for us and the Holy Spirit also intercedes for us with groanings that cannot be uttered. We are surrounded by prayer and the Lord will guard us and guide us in all circumstances. We are truly a blessed spiritual nation under God and He will bring us all safely to our inheritance in heaven. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus our great High Priest.