You alone are worthy
Today, let’s learn something together about prayer. I’ll start with a question. Do you tend to pray more about yourself than anything else? Needs, hopes and dreams, confession of sin, etc.? Me, too.
In John’s vision in the book of Revelation, the entire story takes place in the throne room of God in heaven. Elders, angels, and beasts are all present giving praise to God. In the hands of these elders are gold bowls filled with incense which are the prayers of God’s people. It is truly amazing! Then, I can’t help but wonder if my prayers are in those bowls. Have I really come to Jesus, the one who died to give me life, and simply said time and again, “I’ve messed up,” or “Here is the life I desire, can you please make it happen?”
Don’t get me wrong. There is a place for our heart’s cry. After all, it was Jesus who told us to cast all our cares on him. However, if that’s all we do, then our view of prayer is off-center. God deserves so much more. He deserves our praise. Prayer should begin, be filled, and end with worship. This life we live is in the midst of his story. Our need and our forgiveness is secondary to God as provider and Jesus as savior. Let’s fill those bowls to overflowing with our prayers of praise!
In John’s vision in the book of Revelation, the entire story takes place in the throne room of God in heaven. Elders, angels, and beasts are all present giving praise to God. In the hands of these elders are gold bowls filled with incense which are the prayers of God’s people. It is truly amazing! Then, I can’t help but wonder if my prayers are in those bowls. Have I really come to Jesus, the one who died to give me life, and simply said time and again, “I’ve messed up,” or “Here is the life I desire, can you please make it happen?”
Don’t get me wrong. There is a place for our heart’s cry. After all, it was Jesus who told us to cast all our cares on him. However, if that’s all we do, then our view of prayer is off-center. God deserves so much more. He deserves our praise. Prayer should begin, be filled, and end with worship. This life we live is in the midst of his story. Our need and our forgiveness is secondary to God as provider and Jesus as savior. Let’s fill those bowls to overflowing with our prayers of praise!
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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. And they sang in a mighty chorus:
“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain—to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing.”
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.”
-Revelation 5:11-13 (NLT)
“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain—to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing.”
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.”
-Revelation 5:11-13 (NLT)
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