Prayers That Reach Heaven
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009The priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God Heard them, for their prayer reached heaven, His holy dwelling place. (2 Chronicles 30:27)
Has there ever been a time in your life that when you prayed it seemed your prayers didn’t make it higher than the ceiling? I admint there has been many times that my prayers felt like they hardly had enough power to get off the ground let alone reach the very throne of God. First, let me remind us all that God does listen to even the smallest and weakest of prayers. But there are times that when we pray something just seems to propel those prayers right to the very heart of God. Let’s take a short journey to 2 Chronicles to learn what is necessary for our prayers to reach heaven all the time.
But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, “May the LORD, who is good, pardon everyone who sets his heart on seeking God – the LORD, the God of his fathers – even if he is not clean according to the rules of the sanctuary.” And the LORD heard Hezekiah and healed the people. (2 Chronicles 30:19-20)
Hezekiah was praying for people who weren’t perfect people, yet they had committed to seek God’s heart. They were in the midst of celebrating all that God had done for them. The celebration which normally lasted seven days continued on for another seven days. There was great joy among the people of God! The final verse of the chapter shows what happens when people pray the very heart of God. The priests stood to bless the people, and God heard them, for their prayer reached heaven. (emphasis mine)
As believers, we are called a royal priesthood (2 Peter), so we can’t use the excuse, “Yeah, but those guys were priests!”. Each one of us are called to celebrate God’s goodness and to pray blessings over our community and world. Katy Fellowship will begin 2009 calling our people to pray for 50 days to seek God’s heart. Who knows what might happen during that time or afterwards. When we pray in celebration for who God is and believe for what He has promised to do, I can say with assurance that our prayers will reach heaven, God will be pleased and bring healing and wholeness to His people. Would you join me in the Fifty Days of Prayer?
Praying for You!
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