Worship Devotional - "The Heavenly Perspective on Prayer"

Key Scripture: "Now when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints." - Revelation 5:8

Reflection The book of Revelation gives you insight into how prayer and praise work together from heaven's perspective. Incense is described as the prayers of the saints, and worship is always pictured happening simultaneously. The activities of heaven are worship accompanied with incense ascending before God's throne.

The four living creatures and twenty-four elders fell down in worship to the Lamb. Every one had a harp to make a sound of worship and golden bowls full of incense - the prayers of the saints. They were responsible for storing the prayers of the saints and leading worship to the Lamb. They sang a new song about redemption and made declarations of who they were: a kingdom of priests.