What is your favorite scent? Perhaps it’s a warm loaf of bread, a special cologne, a crisp fall day, or a freshly-bathed baby. The Lord also has a favorite scent. It is the sweet smell of your prayers!

And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, rose before God from the hand of the angel.

Revelation 8:4

In biblical days, incense was often burned as a sacrificial offering on the Tabernacle altar to serve as an aid in prayer. So the Bible describes prayers as incense that floats up to God like those offerings. Prayer is more than just a welcome aroma for Him; it gives the Lord great pleasure. Proverbs 15:29 says, “He hears the prayer of the righteous.” Yet not only is the sound of your voice something He awaits and treasures; the words from your heart are sweet to Him.

Spend some time each day just quietly listening to the Lord. Then allow the fragrance of your prayers to waft through to His throne room. Pray also that the sweet aroma of believer’s prayers would ascend all across this nation today as they turn their eyes toward Him on behalf of the country, its leaders, and especially the President of the United States.

Recommended Reading: Psalm 141:1-10