How encouraging is the thought of our Redeemer’s constant intercession for us. When we pray, He prays for us; and when we aren’t praying, He is still advocating for us, shielding us from unseen dangers with His prayers. We don’t realize how much we owe to our Savior’s prayers. When we reach the heights

of Heaven and look back on the path the Lord our God has led us, we will praise Him who, before the eternal throne, has defended us against our unseen enemies. "But I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail."

Just as when the new moon first shows its slender ring of light, so the earth today is rimmed with a divine glow, which will grow until the whole world is filled with light, reflecting the glory of God. Then, too, music will join with the increasing brightness;

light and sweetness will come together again, and the earth, like a lamp in God’s sanctuary and a golden bell on the high priest’s robe, will shine and ring out the praises of its God.