welcome to today's encouragement from our daily bread reading titled when prayer shakes the Earth was written by James Banks
 dr. Gary Greenberg has magnified and photographs and from beaches around the world off and revealing surprising Vibrance flashes of color from the minerals Shale and coral fragments contained within these discovered that there's more to say and then meets the eye in Erin ology the study of sand the microscopic analysis of Sands mineral content can reveal much about erosion Shore currents and their potential effects on coastlines even a little sand can yield information of great worth a single prayer like a grain of sand can be a weighty thing scripture indicates prayers powerful role in the coming of God's Kingdom in Revelation 8 John sees an angel standing at the altar before his throne holding a golden censer containing the prayers of all God's people then the angel took the sensor filled it with fire from The Altar and hurled it on the earth and there came peels off
 under Rumblings flashes of lightning and an earthquake immediately after the angel hurled the sensor filled with fire in prayer seven angels with seven trumpets prepared to sound them heralding this old Earth last days and Christ's return sometimes we may not feel like our prayers at up too much but he still values them that they somehow even play a role in the consummation of his kingdom what may seem like the smallest prayer to us can have Earth shaking wait with him
 today's our daily bread devotional scripture reading is from Revelation chapter 8 verses 1 through 6
 when he opened the seventh seal there was silence in heaven for about half an hour and I saw the seven angels who stand before God and seven trumpets were given to them 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 God's people on the golden altar in front of the throne the smoke of the incense together with the prayers of God's people went up before God from the Angel's hand then the angel took the sensor filled it with fire from The Altar and hurled it on the earth and there came peals of Thunder Rumblings flashes of lightning and an earthquake then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to sound them
 let's pray heavenly father thank you that our prayers matter so much to you please help us to prepare for your kingdom by being faithful and prayer each and every day in Jesus name we pray amen
 thanks for listening today I'm Steven and today's encouragement was provided by Our Daily Bread Ministries