Today's Devotion
From Mike MacIntosh
Then another angel, having a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel’s hand.
Revelation 8:3, 4
Are you astonished by how prayer works? The apostle John says that our prayers are like a fragrance. Even though we are bound by time and space, our prayers are not. God dwells in an eternal realm where there are no time constraints or space limitations. Our infinite God hears and answers our finite prayers.
I am amazed by space exploration. NASA launched a deep space probe named Pioneer 10 in 1972. In 2003, engineers received the last message from this spacecraft before it passed out of range. The short radio transmission traveled more than eight billion miles and took several hours to reach earth.
As astounding as that is, I am more amazed by the fact that you and I can communicate directly and immediately with the Creator who watches over all the planets. Nehemiah said that it is God who made all of the planets and the stars, and we have the great privilege, as His children, to talk directly to Him (Nehemiah 9:6).
Moses put is best when he said to the people of Israel, "God rides on the heavens to help you" (Deuteronomy 33:26).
Prayer is important to God. That's why He created it to be faster than broadband internet, more durable than fiber-optic signals, and more constant than radio waves. He longs to be in constant and immediate communication... with you.
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