Posted by HH Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div
“And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.” (Acts 10: 4).
What a beautiful expression the angel used to Cornelius, “Thy prayers are come up for a memorial.” It would almost seem as if supplications of years had accumulated before the Throne, and at last, the answer broke in blessings on the head of Cornelius, even as the accumulated evaporation of months at last bursts in floods of rain upon the parched ground.
So God is represented as treasuring the prayers of His saints in vials; they are described as sweet odours. They are placed like fragrant flowers in the chambers of the King. And kept in sweet remembrance before Him. And later they are represented as poured out upon the earth; and lo, there are voices and thunderings and great providential movements fulfilling God’s purposes for His kingdom. We are called “the Lord’s remembrancers,” and are commanded to give Him no rest, day or night, but crowd the heavens with our petitions and in due time the answer will come with its accumulated blessings.
No breath of true prayer is lost. The longer it waits, the larger it becomes. Just like you saving money in the bank, the longer it stays the more interest you get. The more money added the interest goes up. On that day when you are ready for withdrawal, the surprise is there and you can count the cost. Just like your prayers before God in all meek humility.
THE MYSTICAL BROTHERHOOD 