Why It's Important to Pray - Benny Hinn
Morris Cerullo World Conference Nashville, Tennessee, January 6, 2012
Prepare: Prayer should be constantly offered by God's children.
Read: Exodus 30:1-10
One of the casualties of the present day Christian's spiritual life is prayer. Andrew Murray calls this as 'sin of prayerlessness'.
Altar of incense: The tabernacle contained an altar of incense separate from that of the altar of sacrifice. God said to Moses that this altar of incense should have an exclusive function and should not be used for any other purpose. The altar and the poles that were used to carry it should be covered with pure gold and the altar is most holy to the Lord. Aaron should burn incense both morning and evening each day. Most importantly God said that He would meet with Moses at the altar of incense. In the gospel accounts we can note that Zechariah was visited by an angel when he was burning incense on this altar (Lk.1:11).
Prayer, an essential part of life: The altar of incense symbolizes the prayers of saints. God invites us to come to Him, to converse with Him, to ask from Him such things as we need, and to experience the blessings in fellowship with our God. What a privilege! However, what do we make use of this heavenly privilege? We simply do not have time to pray. Prayer is the pulse of spiritual life and by it the condition of relationship with God is diagnosed. When we do not pray, we know that our spiritual heart-beat is low and it's time to set right our priorities.
Respond: God, forgive us our sin of prayerlessness and revive us so that we might be revived.
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