How important are our prayers to God?

I was not intending to do a sequel to last week’s post but here we are.

I got another revelation this week about prayer during my quiet time that I would like to share.

It really encouraged me and changed the way I see my prayers even more.

 

“And when He had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down

before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense,

which are the prayers of God’s people.”

Revelation 5:8

 

“Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers

of God’s people.” 

 

So in this passage of scripture we learn two amazing things. 

Firstly, our prayers are not in some random place, or filed away in a place to be forgotten. 

They are not thrown away, discarded or lost. 

On the contrary, they are been treated with care and are obviously precious in God’s eyes

because they are in golden bowls! 

And secondly, our prayers are in the very throne room of God (Revelation 5:8)

 

Our prayers are very important to God. Don’t let the enemy lie to you that your prayers don’t 

mean much to God. The word shows us the truth about how important our prayers are. 

So keep praying and know that as your pray your prayers are in golden bowls in the very throne room

of God! 

 

“The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked but He delights in the prayers of the upright.”

Proverbs 15:8

 

Bless you friends. 

 

Rolain

 

Rethink your value

“Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground

without your Father’s leave (consent) and notice.

But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

Fear not, then; you are of more value than many sparrows.”

Matthew 10:29-31

There is a need to rethink and reshape the way we see ourselves. We are extremely

valuable in God’s eyes. Not everyone sees the value but that’s okay as long as we know

where to go to for affirmation. I made the mistake of looking for people to tell me what

my value was. It didn’t go well. But that has changed thankfully. I have been learning to turn

to God to tell me my value and the learning will continue.

Let’s look at the story of the woman who washed Jesus’ feet. This is what the bible tells us

about her;

“And behold, a woman of the town who was an especially wicked sinner, when she learned

that He was reclining at table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of

ointment (perfume).”

“Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw it, he said to himself, if this Man were 

a prophet, He would surely know who and what sort of woman this is who is touching

Him-for she is a notorious sinner (a social outcast, devoted to sin). 

Luke 7:36-50

To the people around her because of her profession she had no value. She was looked down

upon by the people in her community. It’s clear the Pharisee only saw the ugly in her but

Jesus looked deeper. He saw her true value and welcomed her.

No matter what you have done, you are still valuable to God. He doesn’t reject and throw you

away. He doesn’t disown you. He loves you so much.

Man’s opinion of you will always change. They will love you in one moment and in the very next

moment stone you and that is why it’s important to know what God thinks of you. His opinion of

you is not up for debate. It doesn’t change.  He loves you full stop!

Like I said at the beginning of this post, it’s time to rethink our value. It’s time to challenge the opinions

of people who don’t have our best interests at heart. Whose goal is to tear you down and belittle you.

It’s time to let go of people’s negative thoughts about us and embrace how God sees you fully.

You are valuable in His eyes!

Rolain

The Disciple……

Have you ever felt left out or ignored? Have you ever felt like you like you are good for nothing? Who has ever felt abandoned by God? What would you do if you were never noticed? What would you do if you were always left out? Well, there was a man who felt like that. The only difference is, he chose to hang around. He was patient. His story is quite amazing.
His name is Matthias. Who was he?

For it is written in the book of Psalms, May his camp become desolate, and let there be no one to dwell in it; 
and let another take his office. 
So one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, beginning from the baptism of John until the day when, He was taken up from us, a witness to His resurrection. (read Acts 1:20-26)

He was the thirteenth disciple! His story is amazing because for the duration of Jesus three year ministry we never hear about a Matthias. Never! What did he go through? What were some of the things he faced? Did he ever want to give up like some of the other people that followed him? I don’t know but this is what stood out for me about Matthias:                                                                                                                                                          He was faithful to Jesus. There must of being challenging times, there must of being confusing times but he stayed faithful. People left but he didn’t.

John 6:60-66 says:

 60 Jesus’ disciples heard this. Many of them said, “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?”61 Jesus was aware that his disciples were complaining about his teaching. So he said to them, “Does this upset you? 62 What if you see the Son of Man go up to where he was before? 63 The Holy Spirit gives life. The body means nothing at all. The words I have spoken to you are from the Spirit. They give life. 64 But there are some of you who do not believe.” Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe. And he had known who was going to hand him over to his enemies. 65 So he continued speaking. He said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father helps him.” 66 From this time on, many of his disciples turned back. They no longer followed him.

What can we learn from this man? You may feel like God has overlooked you but He hasn’t. You may feel like you are not important, but you are. You may feel like God doesn’t see you but He does. We need to remain faithful in the place God has called us. You may not get any recognition for it, you may not get a pat on the back but know this, God is watching. He is the One who rewards, He knows where you at. Your role in this story called life is so important. You are a vital to God’s big picture! People may brush you off but God doesn’t. People may fail to see your value but that is there loss. It is not your fault if people don’t see your true potential and value. It is their problem. Just continue on the path God has laid out for you and just like Matthias your time will come. It is God that promotes a man. As I end, please note you are important. God knows exactly where you are. He cares and He is the one who rewards…..And that is the lesson we learn from Matthias.

Rolain