When John in his Apocalyptic vision sees the twenty-four elders before the Throne, he

tells us that each one had a golden vial "full of odours which are the prayers of the

saints" (Rev. 5: 8).  So in symbol the prayers of God's people ascend to Him as

something inexpressibly precious and fragrant. What encouragement we have then to

come constantly to the Throne of grace and share in this wonderful ministry of

Persevering prayer along the lines of the will of God does make a difference and if our

studies in this subject come as a challenge to each of us as we consider the poverty of our

prayer life, may God give us grace to use, as we have never done before, this matchless

privilege and so be blessed of Him increasingly in making known His transcendent riches

of grace and glory in the saving, calling out, and upbuilding of those chosen in Christ

before the overthrow of the world, to inherit the Heavenly holiest of all for all eternity.