May 23, 2006
The Word May 23, 2006
The Power of Praise
Read Daniel 10
-Yesterday, we talked about praising God for our deliverance before we can actually see the outcome of our blessing. Today, we will address two issues; one, there are other ways to praise the Lord; and two, the reason we praise the Lord before we see the blessing.
-Daniel 10 gives the best illustration of the two issues that we are about to address. The chapter starts off by Daniel explaining how he “was in mourning three full weeks. I ate not pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled,” (Daniel 10: 2-3). In Daniel 9, Daniel said a prayer for the sins of the people. After his prayer, he started fasting. His fasting was another way of praising the Lord.
-After his three weeks had past, an angel came to him and told him, “Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia,” (Daniel 10: 12-13).
-In other words, the angel told Daniel that as soon as he set his mind and heart to understand and humbled himself before the Lord, God heard his prayer. It just took 21 days to get to him because there was a fight to get there.
“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”
Ephesians 6:12
God heard Daniel and sent his angel to him the first day he prayed. So this is why we praise before we can see the blessing. God may have already sent your angle out to answer your prayer and for that we give thanks. “Lord, please give me the faith to praise you in the middle of my distresses.”
The Power of Praise
Read Daniel 10
-Yesterday, we talked about praising God for our deliverance before we can actually see the outcome of our blessing. Today, we will address two issues; one, there are other ways to praise the Lord; and two, the reason we praise the Lord before we see the blessing.
-Daniel 10 gives the best illustration of the two issues that we are about to address. The chapter starts off by Daniel explaining how he “was in mourning three full weeks. I ate not pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled,” (Daniel 10: 2-3). In Daniel 9, Daniel said a prayer for the sins of the people. After his prayer, he started fasting. His fasting was another way of praising the Lord.
-After his three weeks had past, an angel came to him and told him, “Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia,” (Daniel 10: 12-13).
-In other words, the angel told Daniel that as soon as he set his mind and heart to understand and humbled himself before the Lord, God heard his prayer. It just took 21 days to get to him because there was a fight to get there.
“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”
Ephesians 6:12
God heard Daniel and sent his angel to him the first day he prayed. So this is why we praise before we can see the blessing. God may have already sent your angle out to answer your prayer and for that we give thanks. “Lord, please give me the faith to praise you in the middle of my distresses.”
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