Ch 3: Episode 3: Daniel's Persistence in Prayer

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Welcome back to Diary of a Black Woman podcast, chapter three,

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Embracing the Miraculous, Believing the Impossible,

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podcast four, Daniel, Persistence in Prayer. prayer.

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We are going to be covering Daniel today.

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And in this episode, we will explore the story of Daniel focusing on his persistence

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in prayer as depicted in Daniel 10 verses 1 through 21.

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Daniel's commitment to seeking God through prayer, even in times of intense

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spiritual battle, provides a powerful example for us all.

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So stay tuned as we uncover Daniel's incredible journey and how his story can

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inspire us to deepen our persistence in prayer.

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And so our spiritual foundation scripture today is Daniel 10, verses 1-21.

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It's a lengthy one, and I want to read it all read it all. So we get a foundation.

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And then like always, I will go through scripture with reflections,

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and then we will go through some practical applications and some decrees.

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This is going to be real good because Daniel, I like Daniel,

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but remember, even though,

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we're talking about Daniel and this devotional is for women,

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but it can be for men too. But but it's my main focus is for women.

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I want you to kind of imagine yourself in Daniel's shoes.

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And so chapter 10 in Daniel and verses 1 to 21, it's quite a lengthy one.

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So let's just read it through. It's like a story. So let's get it done.

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But I'm going to read it slow, get a nice foundation of what Daniel was experiencing.

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And then we're going to just walk through, put on his shoes and walk in his

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shoes, in his footstep through what he experienced.

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And then we have supporting scriptures. I just love the book of Daniel. So let's go.

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So it says in chapter one, I'm sorry, chapter 10, verse one,

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in the third year of Cyrus, king of Persia,

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A revelation was given to Daniel, who was called Belshazzar.

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Its message was true and it's concerned a great war.

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The understanding of the message came to him in a vision. Verse 2,

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I'm reading from the National NIV version.

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And at this time, I, Daniel, mourned for three weeks.

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I ate no choice food, no meat or wine touched my lips, and I used no lotions

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at all until the three weeks were over.

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On the 24th day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the Great River Tigris,

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I looked up and there before me was a man dressed in linen with a belt of fine

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gold from UFOS around his waist.

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His body was like topaz, his face like lightning,

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his eyes like flaming torches,

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his arms and legs like the gleam of a burnished blondes, and his voice like

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the sound of a multitude. Verse 7.

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I, Daniel, was the only one who saw the vision. Those who were with me did not

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see it, but such terror overwhelmed them that they fled and hid themselves.

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Verse 8. So I was left alone gazing at this great vision. I had no strength left.

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My face turned deathly pale and I was helpless.

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Then I heard him speaking and as I listened to him, I fell into a deep sleep, my face to the ground.

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A hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.

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He said, Daniel, you are highly esteemed.

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Consider carefully the words I'm about to speak to you and stand up for I have been.

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Stand up for I have now been sent to you. And when he said this to me, I stood up trembling.

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Verse 12. Then he continued. Do not be afraid, Daniel.

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Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble

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yourself before your God, your words were heard and I came in response to them.

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But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me 21 days.

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Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me because I was attained

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there with the king of Persia. Verse 14.

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Now I have come to explain to you what will happen to your people in the future

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for the vision concerns a time yet to come.

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While he was saying this to me, I bowed with my face towards the ground and

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was speechless. speechless, speechless.

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Then one who looked like a man touched my lips and I opened my mouth and began to speak.

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I said to one standing before me, I am overcome with anguish because of the

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vision, my Lord, and I feel very weak.

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How can I, your servant, talk with you, my Lord? My strength is gone and I can hardly breathe.

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Again, the one who looked like a man touched me and gave me strength.

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Do not be afraid, you who are highly esteemed, he said.

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Peace, be strong now, be strong.

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When he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, Speak, my Lord,

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since you have given me strength.

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Verse 20. So he said, Do you know why I came to you?

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Soon I will return to fight the prince of Persia. And when I go,

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the prince of Greece will come.

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But first I will tell you what is written in the book of truth.

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And that was the reading of Daniel chapter 10, verses 1 through 21.

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And we see here that Daniel vision, this was Daniel vision and his angelic encounter

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after a period of fasting and prayer.

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You know, so the angel showed up pretty much on the 24th day.

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We always say it was a 21 day fast.

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So you have to read your Bible. So he came on the 24th day. We don't know when

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he stopped fasting. How powerful is that?

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So Daniel is fasting to get answers, and then he has an angelic encounter.

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So let's go verse by verse and see what God has to say through these scriptures.

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So let's go to verse 1 through 3.

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We see in the third year of Cyrus, king of Persia, a revelation is given to Daniel.

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He mourns for three weeks eating no choice food and using no lotions.

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So we know that fasting is part of what Daniel does.

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In the last episode, we see Daniel fasted the royal foods, and so he ate vegetables and water.

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He drank water. We see here again, Daniel does it again.

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So his way of honoring God and to get close to him and to get more wisdom in what to do is fasting.

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So he's eating no choice foods. And this time he's using no lotion.

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So that means that he's not even bathing.

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So he's taking this to another level.

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So Daniel's commitment to fasting and prayer sets the stage for a profound spiritual encounter.

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His mourning and self-denial reflects his deep desire for understanding in God's intervention.

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Intervention so in matthew 5 6 it

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says blessed are those who hunger and thirst

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for righteousness for they will be

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filled so as we know this that this

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is daniel but we women too can

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actually it says he mourned for three weeks so he it says three weeks so three

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weeks is 21 days so it actually says that so daniel sought the lord for 21 days

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and so he prayed and he fasted not even taking time out to shower or shave,

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the things that men do.

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And he just sought the Lord for answers.

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And he had a spiritual, angelic encounter.

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And the Bible says that if we are blessed are those who hunger and thirst for

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righteousness, and they will be filled, that they will get an answer.

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And then two, it says the appearance of angels. Let's go to verses 4 through 6.

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Let me try to stay on script because this is so, so good to me because I love the book of Daniel.

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Because 4, 6, it says, On the 24th day, Daniel has a vision of the Tigris River.

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He sees a man dressed in linen with a belt of fine gold, whose body is like

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topaz, face like lightning, knee, eyes like flaming torches,

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arms and legs like the gleam of a burnished bronze,

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and the voice like a sound of a multitude.

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The vivid description of angelic figure emphasizes the awe-inspiring and overwhelming

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nature of divine encounters.

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Daniel's vision highlights the reality of spiritual beings and the majesty of God's messengers.

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I mean, I just want to just review what Daniel saw.

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What did Daniel see? This vision, he saw a man dressed in linen with a bell of fine gold,

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whose body was like topaz, face like lightning,

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eyes like flaming torches, arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze,

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just a lot of sparkle, sparkle and voice like the sound of a multitude.

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And so we see that this angelic figure had a lot of bling to it, had a lot of majesty.

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And so just a lot of royalty.

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And then when he spoke, he spoke with a lot of power. Right.

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And there's a scripture in Ezekiel, and Ezekiel also had that same experience.

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In Ezekiel chapter 1, starting verse 20 through 28, I want to read that because

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I like to have supporting scripture.

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Not only did Daniel see that, but also Ezekiel had a similar experience.

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Experiencing this majesty of angels. People say, I saw an angel.

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And you're just like, you saw an angel? What did you see? Because I want majesty.

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It starts in verse 20. Like I said, I'm reading from the NIV.

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And I'm trying to, I don't want to read too much, but I want you to get an idea of what he saw.

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And okay, I'm going to start at verse 27. 27, I saw from what appeared to be

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his waist up, he looked like glowing metal, as if full of fire.

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And that from there down, he looked like fire and brilliant light surrounding

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him, like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day.

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So was the radiance around him. This is Ezekiel describing this angelic experience.

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This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord.

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When I saw it, this was Ezekiel, he said, when I saw it, I fell face down and

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I heard the voice of one speaking.

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So we see that when there's an encounter of angelic, that they lose,

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people lose their strength, and they fall face down.

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And then we see here in verses 9, Daniel 10,

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chapter 10, verses 7 through 9, that Daniel alone sees the vision,

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and his companions do not see it, but they feel, they feel a great terror and flee.

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Daniel is left alone, and his strength leaves him. Daniel fear he didn't run

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because he's been waiting.

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Everything about him left him, his strength left him, and he falls into a deep

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sleep with his face to the ground. He just fainted there.

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It says Daniel's physical reaction to the vision underscores the overwhelming

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power and holiness of the encounter.

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It also illustrates the personal nature of divine revelation.

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As Daniel is singled out for this experience.

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So we see here that Daniel was there. He wasn't alone.

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His friends fled.

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He stood there, but he just fainted. And so that also happened to John in the book of Revelation.

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So let me find that for you.

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And it says, It says, when I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead.

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John, Revelation chapter 1, you can read it from 12 to 17.

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I'm going to pick it up right at 17, verse 17.

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When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead.

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Then he placed his right hand on me and said, do not be afraid.

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I am the first and the last. So John actually saw Jesus in Revelations,

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and John saw him and he actually fainted.

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And so Daniel's reaction, he's fainted, Ezekiel fainted, John fainted.

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So there's experience of angelic.

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Messengers, God's messengers, the first reaction is you bow down,

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you faint, energy is left your body.

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And what does the angel does? The angel speaks. And so in verse 10 through 14,

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we see here that a hand touches Daniel, setting him trembling on his hands and knees.

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The angel Peter reassures him and explains that his words were heard from the

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first day he set his mind to gain understanding and humble himself before God.

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I want to pause here. We see here that when Daniel set his mind to gain understanding,

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when we set our mind to gain understanding, standing, when Daniel humbled himself before God,

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when we humble ourselves before God,

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our words are heard.

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And he said, and the angel said, I came for your words.

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And the angel, he said, the angel had been delayed by the prince of Persia kingdom,

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Persia, Persian kingdom, but received help from Michael, one of the sheep princes.

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So we see there was a spiritual warfare going on.

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Even though he heard Daniel's prayers, he heard his words the first day, there was a delay.

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So the angel message reveals the spiritual warfare that takes place behind the scene.

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Daniel's persistence in prayer is crucial in this battle, highlighting the importance

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of perseverance in God's will.

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How does that play out? Many times we'll pray.

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We have, we pray for something and we didn't receive that immediate answer.

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Maybe we pray for a week, maybe pray for two weeks, maybe pray for a year and

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we still haven't received that request, that perseverance.

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Have we prayed for a year? I don't know. But Daniel set his mind to gain understanding.

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He set his mind to understand and humble himself.

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So he wasn't going to quit until he really received an answer.

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And so we see here that Daniel's persistence in prayer is crucial in this battle,

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highlighting the importance of persistence.

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If you have your Bible, I want you to go with me to Ephesians chapter six,

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and we know what Ephesians there, that's putting on our armor, Ephesians six.

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And we're going to start at verse 10. I'm in the NIV.

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You might have in your, I want to just read it first 10. I think I'm going to

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go all the way to to, let me see.

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Let's go to verse 18 all the way, because this is very powerful,

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because this is what spiritual warfare looks like, right?

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It says, verse 10, it says, Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.

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Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's scheme.

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So when we talked in the beginning about the miracles and the impossibles,

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we have to know that there's an enemy out there. So we, when we begin to pray,

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we just have to make a stand and we're standing.

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We put on the full armor of God and we're standing and we're strong.

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It says here, be strong in the Lord and his mighty power.

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Put on whose armor? We're putting on the full armor of God.

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And so that's how we stand strong in the God. That's how we stand strong.

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And so it says, take your stand against the devil's game.

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I'm reading, I'm in verse 12, for our struggle is not against flesh and blood,

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but against the rulers, against the authorities,

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against the powers of this dark

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world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

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Therefore, verse 13, put on the full armor of God so that when the day of evil

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comes, you will be able to stand your ground.

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And after you have done everything to stand,

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stand firm with the belt of truth buckled around your waist,

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with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with

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the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.

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In addition to this, take up the shield of faith.

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With which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

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Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God.

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And verse 18, and pray in the spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.

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With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord's people.

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And so I read that only for a fact that Daniel was that type of prayer person.

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He knew he wasn't fighting against flesh and blood. And so he stood his ground.

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He was persistent in prayer and crucial for battle.

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So this is important as we stand for our miracles, as we stand for the impossible,

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that we need to stand until we see our blessing, as we see our miracles,

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right? So let's keep going.

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Daniel's strength was renewed. So Daniel had an encounter after he stood,

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he stood that Daniel in verse 15 to 19, that Daniel was speechless.

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he saw the angel, he knew he had his answer and Daniel was speechless.

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And another touch from the angel strengthened him An angel reassured Daniel,

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calling him highly esteemed and tells him to be strong and courageous. Like, good job.

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You still strong. That made me strong.

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We got this. Let's do this. God messengers provide the strength and encouragement

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needed to continue in the face of overwhelming spiritual encounters.

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Daniel renewed strength signifies God's support for those who persist in faith

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and prayer. Wouldn't that be encouraging?

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This is so powerful that Daniel was persistent in his prayer and his answer prayer showed up.

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Yes, he fainted. Yes, he fell out. But the angel touched him and he was renewed.

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And he said, thank you for being persistent in prayer. and Isaiah 40,

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31 said, but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.

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They will soar on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary.

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They will walk and not faint.

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Hallelujah. And then we're in verse 2021, the revelation of spiritual warfare.

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Verse 2021, it says the angel explains the ongoing spiritual battle.

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I like when the angel gives you more revelation.

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Stating that he must return to fight the prince of Persia and that the prince of Greece will come.

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So he says, this fight is not over. So I want you to, this fight is not over,

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but thank you for praying. The fight is not over, I got to return.

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warfare and the need for divine intervention.

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Daniel's role in this battle through his prayer highlights the importance of

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intercessory prayer in God's plan.

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Yes, intercessory prayer. When we pray, we just pray, not because we need anything,

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just because we just pray.

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Intercessory prayer. We're interceding on behalf of others.

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We're interceding on behalf of others, not always for ourselves.

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the great prince who protects your people will arise.

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We, we pray, we energize, we energize the spiritual realm for the battle.

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Yes, we know the battle has been won, but we're still fighting.

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We're still fighting. Have you got your prayers answered yet?

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And so we need your energy in the spirit realm.

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What was Daniel's reward? Verse 20 and 21, Daniel received a revelation of spiritual

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truth and insight into the future.

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The angel's messages and the visions given to Daniel provided him with the knowledge

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about the spiritual realm and God's plan for his people.

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Daniel's persistence in prayer and faithfulness resulted in profound spiritual

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insights and understanding.

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This reward is a testament to the death of God's response to those who diligently seek him. Wow.

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The response. I'll say that again. Daniel's persistence in prayer and faithfulness

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resulted in profound spiritual insights and understanding.

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This reward is a testament to the death of God's response to those who diligently seek him.

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The death of God's response was he sent angelic response just to keep encouraged to encourage Daniel.

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Wow. Because Daniel sought God for understanding.

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Jeremiah 33, 3 says, call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and

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unsearchable things you do not know.

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I'll tell you, just call on me and I'll tell you things you do not know.

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How did Daniel feel? So we're going to explore his feelings, thoughts and feelings.

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Daniel, persistence and patience. Daniel's commitment to three weeks of fasting

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and prayer shows his dedication and patience in seeking God's guidance.

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My question to you is, how bad do you want it?

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How bad do you need God's guidance in any area of your life?

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I think we started out the affliction of the soul with fasting, and we're still here.

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How bad do you want it? Daniel committed three weeks to fasting and prayer.

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Not only fasting and prayer, he said he didn't even bathe, no lotion on his skin.

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So if he had no lotion, you probably know he didn't brush his teeth.

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He didn't take a shower. He said, I'm not moving until God moves.

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And then what did God reward him with? Angelic.

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Angels showed up. Overwhelming awe. awe, the physical and emotional impact of

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the vision reflects Daniel's awe and reverence of God's presence in the spiritual realm.

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He had an opportunity, he got an opportunity to see and talk to angels.

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I'm saying that could be your goal or your whole purpose in praying and fasting,

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but they came in. They didn't come in in no blue jeans.

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They came in in their royal garb to talk with Daniel, to give him an update. How powerful is that?

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Daniel, we heard your prayers on the first day and we still out there fighting for you. Keep on going.

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Keep up the good work. I got to go. Whoa, that's powerful.

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Encouragement and strength. The angels reassured and the angel's reassurance

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and renewal of Daniel's strength demonstrates God's care and encouragement for his faithful servant.

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So even after fasting, you're exhausted.

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I mean, your body, you know, he's probably having vegetables and,

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you know, vegetables and water. That's good.

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He's probably was exhausted after having this great spiritual experience.

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He said that he was encouraged and the angel having a touch from God,

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you think that body will feel the same?

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He probably didn't want to eat anything else. Don't touch that spot because

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the angels touched me there.

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And then the fourth point is gratitude and revelation.

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Daniel's reward of receiving profound spiritual truth would have filled him

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with gratitude and a deeper understanding of God's plan.

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So let's explore what Daniel felt. He had persistence and patience,

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overwhelming awe, encouragement and strength and gratitude for revelation.

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How do we apply Daniel's experience to our lives? Let's see.

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Persistence in prayer. Of course, that's the title of the episode.

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Like Daniel remains steadfast in prayer, even when answers are delayed.

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So even when answers are delayed, you don't stop praying.

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So here we go. So action stuff. Identify a specific area in your life where

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you need persistence in prayer.

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Commit to prayer, praying for it daily.

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Persistence is something that you do regardless, right? Your persistence.

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And, you know, if you have small kids or if you have like small animals,

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anything that needs some care,

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you know, because if you have a dog that always has to go, they have to go to,

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you know, out to go to the restroom or kids that's always tugging on you,

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you know, that persistence,

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you know, if you have teenagers that need your car or, you know,

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they got an event, you know, they can be persistent, you know.

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So how do you remain steadfast in prayer, identify a specific area in your life

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where you need persistence?

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I think if you pick something that you have, maybe you have set aside and said,

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God is not going to answer to that.

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How about you pick that back up, set a dedicated time each day for focused prayer,

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use your prayer journal to track it, because you probably already have a prayer

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journal now, and track your requests and track God's promises.

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I mean, track God's answers. And so number one, persistence in prayer,

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identify a specific area in your life where you need to be persistent, Consistent, right?

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Maybe, like I said, something you have, say he's not going to answer that.

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And then, you know, put that back on your list, set a time and just track,

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start tracking and see how God answers your prayer.

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It's always so much bigger, so much better.

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Number two, recognizing spiritual warfare.

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Understanding that spiritual battles are real and require perseverance and faith.

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Equip yourself with the armor of God as described in Ephesians 6, 10-18.

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All right, I had a cough there. Equip yourself in the armor of God and as described

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in Ephesians 6, 10 through 18, find your favorite verse, your translation.

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I read them in awe sometimes. I like the NIV, sometimes I like the message.

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Find your favorite one and then read it.

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Maybe take your time and get a Bible app and read it in different translations

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every day So you understand that you are equipped for spiritual warfare.

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You have your equipment on and you pray for strength and you pray for protection.

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For my police officers out there, you know, you put on your armor every day.

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You pray over your armor every day, according to Ephesians 6, 10 through 18.

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Prayer for strength and for protection. And also Psalms 91.

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All right. And in practical steps, memorize key scriptures related to spiritual

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warfare and use them in prayer.

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When you feel spiritually attacked, that will be your homework assignment.

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And if I gave you all the scriptures, then this would be another about two or

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three hour episode and we're not going to go there. So find out scriptures that

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for spiritual warfare that you would need.

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Put on your armor and then find how to fight by scripture.

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Find out how to fight by scripture. There's many books out there.

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There's many decrees out there that you can begin to get up and fight,

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but be persistent. You can't, it's like fighting a fight and you only show up

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every other day to work out, right?

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So you're not going to win if you just don't continue to be persistent.

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Prayer, fasting is part of your workout plan.

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So when the fight happens, it doesn't catch you off guard.

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So be ready to fight you know

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be always have your you know your wherever your your

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special routine if you're a karate expert you're ready to fight in your karate

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style your boxer if you're a runner whatever you how you fight but you always

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gotta always train be ready to fight and then when it happens it doesn't catch

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you off guard so recognizing what spiritual warfare is is not your friend and ain't your foe.

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Remember we don't fight against flesh and blood.

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So then you know how to fight. So memorize scriptures, but also memorize them. But remember.

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Use them when you pray. So pray the word of God.

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Number three, seeking God's strength. Trust that God will provide the strength

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and encouragement needed to persevere.

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So we don't want to, it says, don't want to do it without God.

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So don't go out into the fight because the fight is, you know,

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don't get out there in a fight without God.

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Reflect on times when you feel weak and how God God provided strength and thanking

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for his faithfulness, right?

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So when you memorize scriptures, it's different scriptures for different fights, right?

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You know, like you don't season your chicken with beef seasoning, right?

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And so make sure you get the right scripture for the right fight.

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And then incorporate scriptures about God's strength and encouragement into

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your daily affirmations.

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If you pull off some of these, like some of these, I said, these devotions are

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available on my website. You can download them.

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And some of the scriptures are there. They're fighting scriptures.

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Any scriptures that, all the scriptures are fighting scriptures,

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if you really think about it.

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Like I said, don't get so super, don't think everything's a fight,

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but stay strong, put on your armor and stand strong with God and you're ready.

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He's fighting your battles for you. Just be ready to pray. Pray right. Stay right. Stay holy.

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And then embracing revelation is our our last one.

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So embracing revelation, like Daniel, be open to receiving and understanding God's revelation.

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Spend time in prayer. How many times you got to say prayer? Pray, pray, pray.

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We said it four times. So we know that it's persistent in prayer, not always praying.

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I think I covered that. Not praying the 911 prayer, not the 411 prayer.

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Just kind of be on like a 2-1-1 prayer. Just pray.

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Pray. Spend time in prayer and meditation. Ask your God to reveal this truth

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to you. Just have a regular time that you pray.

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We ain't too busy for anything else. Set a time.

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It could be 6 o'clock. It could be 7 p.m.

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It could be whatever time that you have that this is the time that I pray. I like to pray and walk.

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It could be in the evening. you know, when it's, when it's, I'm in Nebraska, so it's cold.

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So I just, you know, set a time and I go down to my living room and just pray.

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If it's the evening and it's kind of cool, go for a nice walk and just pray

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and walk to something to get me moving, to get me focused off the day's activity.

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Right. Once again, keep a notebook to document any insights or revelation consolation

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that you receive during prayer.

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I always believe that if you bring a notebook to prayer.

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It can have all your stuff in it regards your prayer requests.

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You got your questions and everything, but always have a clear note because

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if you bring your notebook to prayer, have a separate notebook for your revelations

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that God's going to give you.

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Just have a notebook for your stuff, right?

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But have a notebook just for you and God to, to, he can just talk to you.

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You know, like I said, I keep one on my phone if I'm walking,

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so I don't want to miss a thing.

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But if I'm at home, I have my journal where it says, keep a notebook to document

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any insights or revelation you receive during prayer and study.

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Because as you're praying, then God can speak to you and he knows that you're going to write it down.

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And you don't have to stop right there. You write it down. And then when you're

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done praying and he's done talking, you can go back and kind of do a little

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bit more further study in what that was.

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And you'll find out like you got an answer to one of the in your big journal

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of prayer requests that you have an answer.

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You might even have maybe, you know, a process. Maybe you have a way to get something done.

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You will have an answer to your prayer request or you might even have some wisdom

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and how to do something or something new. God is always doing something new.

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Just a quick review of what we just covered here. Some practical applications

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of how we can walk like Daniel.

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And I just believe, God, that we also will have like an angelic experience.

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If not an angelic experience, maybe that God's presence will fill the room.

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That's just good enough for me, too, that God will show up.

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So we will be persistent in prayer. we'll

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recognize spiritual warfare you know

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we will seek god's strength we will embrace divine

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revelation i will write that down embrace divine revelation that mean when he

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says something you write it down you show that he's you're not just seeking

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him for stuff you're seeking him for wisdom knowledge and divine revelation

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and understanding and all those times that you seek him,

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you'll find out that journal get really, really full.

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And then you were like, wow, this is good stuff.

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And you're walking, you're looking forward to that time of prayer.

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It's like Daniel. I told you Daniel from the first chapter to Daniel to the

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end of Daniel is impactful because he puts to work what people talk about.

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He's fast. He prays.

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He gets revelation after revelation. He gets encounter after encounter.

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I just want to read this last bit because this is what I really I told you I love Daniel.

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I want to add this. This is not in the script, but the part I like about what

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God tells Daniel at the end. I got to look it up. Give me a minute.

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We're going to do the devotions. Hold on a second.

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All right. I'm talking so much that my throat is getting dry. All right.

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And this would be Daniel. Come on.

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The last thing that he tells Daniel, and this is it.

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And he says, Daniel and Daniel 12, 13.

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This is how good he was for Daniel. He says, as for you, go your way till the end. You will rest.

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And then at the end of the days, you will rise and receive your allotment and inheritance.

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That's a promise to Daniel because of his obedience, that at the end, Daniel will arise.

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He will see all his prayers answered.

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He will see everything that he had prayed for answered.

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He said, go away and rest. We've done for the day.

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So let's go through these decrees and go. Let's go.

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So I decree that like Daniel, I will persist in prayer, trusting that God hears

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my prayers and will respond in his perfect timing.

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I decree that I will recognize and engage in spiritual warfare,

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knowing that my struggles is not against flesh and blood, but against spiritual forces.

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I decree that I will seek God's strength and encouragement daily,

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trusting that he will renew my strength and empower me to continue in faith.

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I decree that I will embrace the revelations and insights God provides,

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seeking to understand and apply his truth in my life.

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Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

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This is the last episode of chapter three. So I really appreciate you for joining

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me in this exploration of Daniel's persistence in prayer.

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I do hope this encouraged you to remain steadfast in prayer and understand the

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power of prayer and the reality of spiritual warfare and the rewards of faithfulness.

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So as we conclude this final episode, remember persistence in prayer requires

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dedication, patience, and a reliance on God's strength and guidance.

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And God rewards those who diligently seek him.

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