No Expiration Date

"And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints."

Revelations 5:8

"Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?" Psalm 56:8

"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

By Law, there are 'Best By' dates, and 'Expiration' dates on most of the products we purchase today.  Even if the product doesn't ever expire, there is often an expiration date on the label of the item.  If you are like me, you've probably had to throw food items away because they had been pushed to the back of your kitchen cabinet and have long been forgotten.  (I have since wised up and incorporated a colored sticker system.  Each color reveals the year the product expires.  As I unload my grocery bags, I place the appropriate colored sticker on my item before I place it into my kitchen cabinet.  I no longer have to search the item to find the expiration date, I simple see the color of the round dot I placed on my item to know how soon I need to use it!) 

But back to the subject on hand...

We recently had a visiting speaker come and preach at our church.  Evangelist, Fidel Hughes, reminded us that our prayers never expire.  My ears perked up at such a thought!  He used the example of children coming to Salvation in their adult years who mentioned the fact that their parents had diligently prayed for them throughout their entire lives.  Even after their parents went home to be with the Lord, the prayers prayed on their children's behalf were still before the Throne of God.  Never forgotten.  Never out-of-date.  Never expired!  What a mighty God we serve!

To know that God keeps each prayer I pray...

    Causes me to pray all the more...

        But that's just me!