“Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering
before God.” Acts 10:4
Acts 10:4 tells us that our prayers are memorial offerings. And the
Lord answers the prayers of loved ones and friends who are long gone. Batterson
describes it this way: “Our prayers never die. When we pray, our prayers exit our
four dimensions of space-time. Our prayers have no space or time limitations
because the God who answers them exists outside of the four dimensions He
created.” We should never underestimate God’s power and ability to answer them
more than once, at any time, in any place, and anywhere!
If we take a moment to think about our own experiences, and how the
Lord has kept us in times when we could not keep ourselves nor possessed the
presence of mind to turn to Him for help – we will most assuredly discover that
somewhere back in time, a righteous loved one offered prayers over our
lives. I’m a witness that God honors the
prayers of His people, long after they’re gone. As the author says, “If our
prayers are that precious to God, shouldn’t they be more significant to us?”
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