'The petitions from our stained
The petitions from our stained and unholy lips
"Therefore He is able to save completely those who come to God through Him, because He always lives to intercede for them!" Hebrews 7:25
"Christ Jesus . . . is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us." Romans 8:34
If we would pray acceptably, it must be in dependence on Jesus Christ, our High Priest in Heaven, who shall take the petitions from our stained and unholy lips , cleanse them of their sin and fault and defilement, and then add to them the pure incense of His own holy offering and intercession — and present them to the Father!
That is what praying in the name of Christ means. Praying thus, our prayers are sweet fragrances to God. The thoughts and words that leave our hearts and lips spotted and unholy, without any beauty or sweetness — when they come up before God have become precious perfumes.
"We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will." Romans 8:26-27