“The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right, and his ears are open to their prayers.” (1 Peter 3:12, NLT)
[Your] prayers are honored [in heaven] as precious jewels. Purified and empowered, the words rise in a delightful fragrance to our Lord … Your words do not stop until they reach the very throne of God …
Your prayer on earth activates God’s power in heaven, and “God’s will is done on earth as it is in heaven.” …
Your prayers move God to change the world. You may not understand the mystery of prayer. You don’t need to. But this much is clear: Actions in heaven begin when someone prays on earth.”
(from Grace For The Moment, by Max Lucado, page 142)
So lovely.
Max’s thoughts are such a great reminder of the words from Scripture. God does value our words directed toward Him.
How beautiful and amazing to think that my prayers move God. I can’t understand how that works, but it moves ME to pray more fervently for those that I care about.
It’s so beautiful that prayer is described as a delightful fragrance to our Lord.