Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
The prayer is pictured as set before God like incense rising from the altar, and the lifting of the hands like the evening sacrifice offered to Him. Humble and contrite prayer is precious in His sight and not one such prayer is lost, especially when it is sincere and earnest and mingled with faith. Through Christ the one who prays draws near and finds help, for He places the merits of His own righteousness upon the prayer like sweet incense to give it fragrance before God. Morning and evening prayer and praise in the home ascend to Him as sweet incense, when fathers and mothers pray humbly, earnestly, persistently and with full faith for themselves and their children with thanks for His care. Silent petitions breathed out amid daily labor are likewise presented as precious incense before the throne of grace, keeping the heart stayed upon God in peace that Satan cannot overcome.
Incense and Temple Setting
Prayer set before God is as incense, and the lifting up of the hands is as the evening sacrifice. At the tabernacle incense ascended at the appointed morning and evening sacrifices while the worshipers prayed with faith in the promised Saviour. The atoning sacrifice represented His merits, and those set hours give Christians an example for morning and evening prayer. They are to seek pardon and needed blessings then with sincere devotion, not by merely repeating ceremonies.
Through Christ those who pray approach God and receive help. He places the merits of His righteousness like sweet incense in their hands, and acknowledging His merits gives fragrance to their prayers. The verse's plea for God to guard the speaker's mouth also calls for care in speech.
Prayer God Treasures
Humble, contrite prayer is precious in God's sight like incense set before Him, and the lifting up of hands in prayer is like the evening sacrifice. Such prayer is regarded by God, and not one of these prayers is lost. Prayer that rises before God like incense, like sweet incense, is to be sincere and earnest, mingled with faith.
Silent petitions lifted to heaven in the midst of daily labor and daily work are likewise presented as precious incense before the throne of grace. A heart continually turned toward God and kept stayed upon Him cannot be overcome by Satan. In this way Satan cannot overcome the Christian nor destroy the believer's peace, which is preserved.
Morning and Evening Family Worship
Morning and evening prayer and praise in the home honor God and rise before Him as sweet incense, like the lifting of hands as an evening sacrifice. The father's morning and evening worship is a sacrifice laid on God's altar, with wife and children joining in prayer and praise. In family worship prayer is offered morning and evening and ascends to God like sweet incense.
Fathers and mothers are to pray humbly, earnestly and persistently and with full faith for themselves and their children. Family prayer expresses grateful thanks for God's care through the day. Every house is to be a house of prayer with a family altar, where parents make a hedge about their children by praying that God will abide with them and that holy angels will guard them and their children from Satan's cruel power.
In homes where God is worshiped and love is shown through kindness and unselfish courtesy, family prayer is a pleasing offering to God. The fervent prayers of God-fearing parents rise to heaven like sweet incense and are borne there and answered with blessings. God's mercies and blessings descend upon those who pray like the morning dew and like the evening dew.
Words spoken in the home are likewise to have an influence that ascends to heaven as fragrant incense, so family members are not to scold. The picture of offerings like incense and the evening sacrifice also applies to children given to the Lord: their fragrance before Him is like sweet incense, and their loving self-denial is a heart-gift more precious than gold or silver.
The prayer is pictured as set before God like incense rising from the altar, and the lifting of the hands like the evening sacrifice offered to Him. Humble and contrite prayer is precious in His sight and not one such prayer is lost, especially when it is sincere and earnest and mingled with faith. Through Christ the one who prays draws near and finds help, for He places the merits of His own righteousness upon the prayer like sweet incense to give it fragrance before God. Morning and evening prayer and praise in the home ascend to Him as sweet incense, when fathers and mothers pray humbly, earnestly, persistently and with full faith for themselves and their children with thanks for His care. Silent petitions breathed out amid daily labor are likewise presented as precious incense before the throne of grace, keeping the heart stayed upon God in peace that Satan cannot overcome.
Incense and Temple Setting
Prayer set before God is as incense, and the lifting up of the hands is as the evening sacrifice. At the tabernacle incense ascended at the appointed morning and evening sacrifices while the worshipers prayed with faith in the promised Saviour. The atoning sacrifice represented His merits, and those set hours give Christians an example for morning and evening prayer. They are to seek pardon and needed blessings then with sincere devotion, not by merely repeating ceremonies.
Through Christ those who pray approach God and receive help. He places the merits of His righteousness like sweet incense in their hands, and acknowledging His merits gives fragrance to their prayers. The verse's plea for God to guard the speaker's mouth also calls for care in speech.
Prayer God Treasures
Humble, contrite prayer is precious in God's sight like incense set before Him, and the lifting up of hands in prayer is like the evening sacrifice. Such prayer is regarded by God, and not one of these prayers is lost. Prayer that rises before God like incense, like sweet incense, is to be sincere and earnest, mingled with faith.
Silent petitions lifted to heaven in the midst of daily labor and daily work are likewise presented as precious incense before the throne of grace. A heart continually turned toward God and kept stayed upon Him cannot be overcome by Satan. In this way Satan cannot overcome the Christian nor destroy the believer's peace, which is preserved.
Morning and Evening Family Worship
Morning and evening prayer and praise in the home honor God and rise before Him as sweet incense, like the lifting of hands as an evening sacrifice. The father's morning and evening worship is a sacrifice laid on God's altar, with wife and children joining in prayer and praise. In family worship prayer is offered morning and evening and ascends to God like sweet incense.
Fathers and mothers are to pray humbly, earnestly and persistently and with full faith for themselves and their children. Family prayer expresses grateful thanks for God's care through the day. Every house is to be a house of prayer with a family altar, where parents make a hedge about their children by praying that God will abide with them and that holy angels will guard them and their children from Satan's cruel power.
In homes where God is worshiped and love is shown through kindness and unselfish courtesy, family prayer is a pleasing offering to God. The fervent prayers of God-fearing parents rise to heaven like sweet incense and are borne there and answered with blessings. God's mercies and blessings descend upon those who pray like the morning dew and like the evening dew.
Words spoken in the home are likewise to have an influence that ascends to heaven as fragrant incense, so family members are not to scold. The picture of offerings like incense and the evening sacrifice also applies to children given to the Lord: their fragrance before Him is like sweet incense, and their loving self-denial is a heart-gift more precious than gold or silver.