12 Then he said to me, “Fear not, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand and humbled yourself before your God, your words have been heard, and I have come because of your words.” ~ Daniel 10:12
From the moment we humble ourselves before God and seek His wisdom, He hears us and sends the answer, but that doesn’t mean that’s the moment we get the answer. Because we know God hears us when we call, it’s easy to forget that we’re in a spiritual battle. Daniel received revelation after revelation that we are still trying to decipher to this day. One of his prophecies was used as a sign by Jesus Himself as an important key to the end times and the rapture. Daniel was a man much loved by God; nevertheless, when he prayed, the answer didn’t come immediately. Gabriel, an angel sent by God, was withheld for 21 days by spiritual beings over Persia. If Daniel had given up prayer on day 20, he would have never received his answer.
Today is no different. We are still in a spiritual war. There are still spiritual beings over territories trying to stop us from getting our prayers answered. We still have to put on our spiritual armor and fight that we might receive an answer to our prayers. Today is the National Day of Prayer. It’s a day we take time out from our everyday lives and turn to God. It’s a time that we seek God like Daniel did, that we might see a turn for the better in our generation and in our lifetime.
Peace. Love. Go Forth and Seek Like Daniel.