The Golden Incense Altar was made of acacia wood overlaid with gold. It was situated just in front of the Veil, the curtain which separated the Holy Place from the Holy of Holies.

The priest had to burn incense at this altar in the morning and at twilight as a perpetual fragrance before the Lord. (Exodus 3:7-8)

The burning incense signifies prayer and points us to the prayer of the Lord Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane. (Psalm 141:2, Revelation 5:8)

However, when our prayer is genuinely at the Golden Incense Altar, the Lord causes much incense to be added to our prayer. That incense rises back to Him as we pray according to His will, and the results are dramatic. (Revelation 8:3-4).

Three kinds of Ark
The Ark of Noah Gen.6:13,14)
The Ark of Moses' (Ex. 2, 3).
Ark of the Covenant (Ex. 25:10)

BODY- Court (Kitchen) John 6:27
SOUL - Holy Place (living room, fellowship) Hebrews 10:25
SPIRIT - Holy of Holies (is our Gethsemane) Mark 14:32-42

Jesus Christ as our High Priest:
Hebrews 5:1-10 speaks about Jesus, our perfect high priest, and his ability to deal with all our problems of sin, ignorance, and wandering away from God. As weak sinners, we need a perfect high priest as well as a perfect victim to be our substitute. We need a perfect mediator who is both perfect God and perfect man to reconcile weak and sinful people to a holy God.

We have such a perfect high priest in Jesus Christ, in whom we have eternal salvation. All our weaknesses are due to our sin. Through Adam we all became sinners and practice sin daily. For this reason, God must pour out his wrath against us. Only Jesus Christ, our perfect high priest, can save such hell-bound sinners from the wrath to come.

We cannot save ourselves; by God’s grace alone are we saved. God instituted a sacrificial system and the Aaron priesthood for sinners in the Old Testament, which pointed to Jesus Christ. He is a priest after the order of Melchizedek, a universal and eternal priesthood.

Saints as a holy priesthood:

1 Peter 2:5-9
Peter, in his first letter, speaks of the saints as both a holy priesthood and a royal priesthood. As members of a holy priesthood, they offer up spiritual sacrifices which are acceptable to God.

Paul, in his letters, defines spiritual sacrifice. He directs the saints to offer spiritual sacrifices which, he says, are holy, acceptable and well pleasing to God. This is the "reasonable service" of the saints to God, and an analogy of the divine service of the priests of Israel. Also, Paul says he acts as a priest, offering the Gentile saints to God, as a s Paul depicts the saints as a sacrifice when he speaks of them as "the sweet fragrance of Christ". He speaks of Christ himself as an offering and a sacrifice of a sweet-smelling aroma. (I Thessalonians 5:17).

Prayer is very important in the daily life of all believers in the Lord. We should pray without ceasing using all kinds of prayers and petitions with thanksgiving, praying at every time in the Spirit, watching and persevering in prayer not just for ourselves but for all our brothers and sisters Prayer is becoming increasingly important, especially as the battle intensifies and utterance of the gospel becomes harder. (Ephesians 6:19), (Ephesians 6:18).

Heb. 13:15: ... "let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name." Amen.

A story of a Boy

"The surgeon began, "I'll open up your heart..."
"You'll find Jesus there," the boy interrupted.

The surgeon looked up, annoyed. "I'll cut your heart open," he continued, "to see how much damage has been done..." "
But when you open up my heart, you'll find Jesus in there."

The surgeon looked to the parents, who sat quietly. "When I see how much damage has been done, I'll sew your heart and chest back up and I'll plan what to do next."

"But you'll find Jesus in my heart. The Bible says He lives there. The hymns all say He lives there. You'll find Him in my heart."
The surgeon had had enough. "I'll tell you what I'll find in your heart. I'll find damaged muscle, low blood supply, and weakened vessels. And I'll find out if I can make you well."

"You'll find Jesus there too. He lives there."

The surgeon left. The surgeon sat in his office, recording his notes from the surgery, "...damaged aorta, damaged pulmonary vein, widespread muscle degeneration. No hope for transplant, no hope for cure. Therapy: painkillers and bedrest. Prognosis: " here he paused, "death within one year." He stopped the recorder, but there was more to be said.

"Why?" he asked aloud. "Why did You do this? You've put him here; You've put him in this pain; and You've cursed him to an early death. Why?" The Lord answered and said, "The boy, My lamb, was not meant for your flock for long, for he is a part of My flock, and will forever be. Here, in My flock, he will feel no pain, and will be comforted as you cannot imagine. His parents will one day join him here, and they will know peace, and My flock will continue to grow."

The surgeon's tears were hot, but his anger was hotter. "You created that boy, and You created that heart. He'll be dead in months. Why?"

The Lord answered, "The boy, My lamb, shall return to My flock, for he has done his duty: I did not put My lamb with your flock to lose him, but to retrieve another lost lamb." The surgeon wept.
The surgeon sat beside the boy's bed; the boy's parents sat across from him. The boy awoke and whispered, "Did you cut open my heart?"

"Yes," said the surgeon. "What did you find?" asked the boy. "I found Jesus there," said the surgeon. Amen.