Sparkles & Glitter

This past week, the temperatures were often in the low teens even though the sun shone brightly and the sky was blue. At one point, we needed to do some shopping, so we bundled up and got into the car. We soon were laughing, because when my husband started the engine, the heater fan came on and sparkles began flying all around us! The air moisture had frozen in the vents and was blowing out like shiny glitter in the sunlight.

 

 

It made me think. What if we could see all our prayers? Would they brilliantly fill the air and make it hard to see anything else?

 

If Jesus "ever lives to make intercession" for us (Hebrews 7:25 JUB), should not we who are His body make intercession a priority, too? Should not the air be filled with the glitter of our voices?

 

Indeed, Paul wrote to the Thessalonians and, thus to us, that we should "pray without ceasing." (1 Thessalonians 5:17 NKJV) Matthew Henry commented that Paul didn't mean that we "should do nothing but pray, but that nothing else we do should hinder prayer in its proper season. Prayer will help forward and not hinder all other lawful business, and every good work."

 

Yet in this season when we are reminded at every turn of Jesus, isn't it as easy as ever to be so busy tied up with the things of this world that our voices are not being heard in the ear of God?

 

It takes daily diligence to make persistent and consistent prayer a priority, just as Jesus did on earth and just as He is doing now.

 

Then our prayers will be power-filled as they join with Jesus' prayers—

 

Therefore He is able also to save to the uttermost

(completely, perfectly, finally, and for all time and eternity)

those who come to God through Him,

since He is always living to make petition to God

and intercede with Him

and intervene for them.

Hebrews 7:25 (AMP)

 

I don't know about you, but I know I always need the intervention of the King of kings and Lord of lords active in my life and in the lives of my family members.

 

Pray at all times (on every occasion, in every season) in the Spirit,

with all [manner of] prayer and entreaty.

To that end keep alert and watch with strong purpose and perseverance,

interceding in behalf of all the saints (God’s consecrated people).

Ephesians 6:18 (AMP)