Another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all God’s people, on the golden altar in front of the throne. The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God’s people, went up before God from the angel’s hand. Revelation 8:3-4
Charles Spurgeon states the prayers of the saints and the about the above verses, "I suppose that there will be very little doubt among you that the "Angel" mentioned here was either our Lord Jesus Christ, Himself, or a special angelic messenger sent to represent Him.
I must speak briefly concerning Jesus Christ's intercession. And first I beg you to notice what a fit Person Jesus Christ is to intercede for us. He is Man. He knows the imperfection of our prayers, He understands our needs and frailties and can sympathize with us in presenting our petitions before His Father’s Throne. He is Man who has finished His own work and can, therefore, take our work into His hands and bring it to perfection. He is always acceptable to His Father, so that when He presents our case before His Father’s Throne, He has such a claim to be heard because of all that He has done and suffered — that His advocacy of our case must prevail! Moreover, He is also God, "the Only-Begotten of the Father, full of Grace and Truth." If I can have the well-beloved Son of God to plead for me, what other intercessor can I need? Is He not the best Advocate of whom your heart can conceive? "
As he points out, not only is Jesus a man who understands our issues and failings, but He's also God! Rest assured that God hears our prayers as they're presented by Jesus! Join me in reading chapter 8 and be encouraged!
Just a Guy and His World
