Pray the word with David Platt as a resource from Radical.net.

Revelation chapter 8 verses 1 through 5.

When the lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

Then I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.

And another angel came and stood at the altar with a golden sensor.

And he was given much incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar

before the throne. And the smoke of the incense with the prayers of the saints rose before

God from the hand of the angel. Then the angel took the sensor and filled it with fire from

the altar and threw it on the earth. And there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of

lightning, and an earthquake. Did you catch what just happened? This scene that John sees

in Revelation chapter 8 of the coming of God's kingdom and God's justice and God's righteousness

on the earth peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning and earthquake. And it all comes

about in response to the prayers of the saints being lifted up like the smoke of incense rising

before God. Oh, do you ever wonder if your prayers matter? Do you ever wonder if it's worth it?

What's your praying? Are you just saying words? Are you just speaking into nowhere?

No, no. Don't underestimate for a second the power of prayer before Almighty God. The importance

of every single prayer, this picture of the prayers of the saints being stored in heaven,

rising up like incense before God in ways that lead to the coming of His kingdom.

I just think about that. What she just taught us to pray. Our Father in heaven hallowed be your name.

Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Not one prayer, not one time.

You have prayed that prayer. I have prayed that prayer is in vain. All those prayers are being

stored up before the Father in heaven and one day. The last prayer is going to be cried out by the

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