An Aroma pleasing to God

What is the aroma pleasing to God but for the prayers of the saints.  We, who have the Holy Spirit living in us, are saints to the High Creator God.  Paul called those who are sanctified in Jesus are called to be saints from 1 Cor 1.  Paul in Phil 4 said to greet all the saints in the Messiah, Jesus.  The Paul tells us in Eph 4 to pray for all the saints. 

The Greek word for saint is hagios and means blameless, holy or consecrated.

John in Rev 5 tells us that the golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.  The John continued in Rev 8 that God was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of the saints and the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints went up before God. 

Interesting, only the prayers of the saints are considered aroma pleasing to God.  According to this, all prayers to the One, True, Creator God will be heard from the prayers of others, are not considered an aroma pleasing to God.  When the individuals repent of the sin and become a saint, then there prayers would become a pleasing aroma.  Something to think and mediate on. 

Blessing

Stephen

(1 Cor 1:2 KJV)  Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:

(Phil 4:21-22 NIV)  Greet all the saints in Christ Jesus.  The brothers who are with me send greetings. {22} All the saints send you greetings, especially those who belong to Caesar's household.

(Eph 6:18 NIV)  And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.

 (Rev 8:3-4 NIV)  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 the saints, on the golden altar before the throne. {4} The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, went up before God from the angel's hand.

(Rev 5:8 NIV)  And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

40. hagios, hag'-ee-os; sacred, blameless, consecrated, (most) holy (one, thing), saint.