Provision for prayer in the Tabernacle - we need it for effective praying

The Lampstand with its light was in the holy place so that the priests could see as they ministered at the altar of incense. Offering the incense was connected with lighting and dressing the lamps both in the morning and evening. "And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it. And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense upon it" (Ex. 30:7-8). The only way the priest could see when offering the incense was by the light of the Lampstand.

 
Today God has made provision for the believer in prayer in the person of the Holy Spirit, who gives light, instruction, and illumination in spiritual things. "In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words" (Rom. 8:26 NASB).

The Holy Spirit shows us how to pray; He helps us to know what to pray for, and He Himself makes intercession for us. Multitudes of believers have testified that in times of deep distress, when they neither knew how to pray nor for what to pray, somehow it seemed as though, just by groaning from their hearts, the burden of their hearts ascended to God. They sensed that God heard the unvoiced prayer. There is real comfort in realizing this help from the Holy Spirit. Eph. 6:18 tells of "praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit." Prayer is to be in the light shed by the Holy Spirit, in His power and energy, directed and assisted by Him. This is the divine provision for prayer to teach us how to pray, and also to know for what we should pray.

"You need Christ to make you a Christian, you need the Spirit to make you spiritual."

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Tabernacle and The power of prayer-my hospitalization

The Power of Prayer- see the results of my hospitalization God instructs that the horns of the altar of incense shall be of acacia wood (Ex.30:3), overlaid with gold. Horns in the Bible speak of power. Daniel 8:6-7 speaks of the power of the ram with two horns. After the horns were broken (v. 7), "there was no power in the ram." Two articles in the tabernacle had horns on them: the brazen altar, reminding us that there is power in the blood to cleanse from all sin, and the horns on the altar of incense, speaking of power in prayer.

Not in the prayer its self but in the One to whom the prayer is directed. God has ordained to use prayer to work miracles for His saints. The horns came out of the altar, not out of the incense. The altar made of acacia wood covered over with gold, speaks of Christ.

The brazen altar speaks of Christ in His humanity, judged for our sins, while the golden altar or altar of incense, made of acacia wood and covered over with gold, speaks of Christ glorified.

 
Christ is our Advocate; our prayer must go through Him to the Father. He is our Intercessor who "ever liveth to make intercession for us" (Heb.7:25) at the Father's right hand. There is power in prayer directed to God through Christ. If we have the "faith as a grain of mustard seed" (Mt. 17:20), we can say to a mountain, "Be thou removed" (Mk.

11:23) and it will. James says, "Is any among you afflicted? Let him pray" (5:13). He tells us further that "the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up" (v. 15). There is power in prayer over physical sickness and ailments, so that God can intervene and work in our behalf. How tragic that so few today truly avail themselves of this power and see God work miracles in answer to prayer, to raise up the sick or afflicted. The power of prayer is summed up in James 5:16 B: "The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much."  The availing is limited only by how much we pray. With these promises in prayer and the power of prayer, no wonder James said, "Ye have not, because ye ask not" (4:2). For one of God's children to go through life and not avail himself of this mighty weapon of warfare simply means he is cheating himself and living a beggarly life when he could live a rich life. Too often prayer is a last resort, when it should be the first. We say, "I can't do anything else to help you, but I will pray," as though this were an extremity when nothing else will avail. God help us to realize the power in prayer and use it to its fullest for His glory! "Pray without ceasing"

 
Exodus 30:10 says, "Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonements: once in the year shall he make atonement upon it throughout your generations: it is most holy unto the Lord." In prayer the saint pleads for no blessing and asks for pardon that His blood has not already bought.

"No matter what accomplishments you achieve, somebody helped you" Althea Gibson

Our church secretary put one of your tracts in every church bulletin Sunday asking everyone to give Your Ticket to Heaven to someone this week. AMEN. Hope you do too.

The 8-3 pm stay in the hospital was exhausting but praise the Lord there was no blockage and no need of stents. Dozens got a "Ticket to Heaven" so it was worth it all.

In what position should you pray, kneel or...altar if Incense tells

The Position of Prayer

The position of the altar of incense was "before the veil that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat" (Ex. 30:6). Since the altar of incense was two cubits high, while the Mercy Seat was a cubit and a half high, at the altar of incense one looked down upon the Mercy Seat. In the Old Testament, there was a veil between the altar of incense and the Mercy Seat. But the veil has been rent in two (Mt. 27:51). We can come boldly to the throne of grace, directly into God's presence, and by faith look on the Mercy Seat. As we come to God in prayer, we need to realize that we come to a throne of grace and whatever we receive is because of God's mercy. We deserve nothing; we should have a deep sense of our unworthiness before God.

For one to demand anything of God indicates that he certainly is not conscious of looking on the Mercy Seat. We are indeed "heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ" (Rom. 8:17); but while we are still in the flesh, there should be a deep consciousness of our unworthiness before God.

"If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways: then will I hear from heaven: (2 Ch. 7:14). "God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble: (Ja. 4:5).

The proper position for prayer is not a matter of standing, kneeling, with the head bowed or lifted up, but it is the attitude of the heart in a conscious looking upon the Mercy Seat, upon God's grace and goodness, so undeservingly received from Him.

"Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God and he will exalt you"
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