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Prayer is the way God invites us to communicate directly with Him. The altar of incense was a symbol of the prayers of the people that ever ascend before the throne of God. The priests came to the holy place to offer incense (Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 333) which rose over the veil into the most holy place where God’s throne was located above the mercy seat. The incense represented the “prayers of the saints” (Rev 8:3-4). We may “pray without ceasing” (1 Thess 5:17) knowing that Jesus stands as our high priest before the throne of God. “Christ mingles with [our prayers] the merits of His own life of perfect obedience. Our prayers are made fragrant by this incense. Christ has pledged Himself to intercede in our behalf, and the Father always hears the Son.” (Sons and Daughters of God, p.22). Thus our prayers bring us into the very presence of God and are joined with those of Christ, our High Priest. This is good news for all today – we need no earthly intercessor, but we all have equal access to the power of the Creator of the Universe who has promised that He “will hear us” (1 Jn 5:14). Michael Hasel
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