“10. And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands. 11. An he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling. 12. Then said he unto me, 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.”
When God looks down upon this sin cursed earth, what does He see in your heart and life? When we look at Daniel’s life we can see that his faith was untouchable. He was cast into a den of lions and never touched because God closed the mouth of the lions! If you go back and read through the book of Daniel you will better understand the faith that Daniel had! A key element in seeing Daniel’s prayer answered is that he set his heart to understand and did also chasten himself before God. When you wake up in the morning what do you desire most about your day? Is it pleasing God? Life can really get tough some times, but even when it may seem like God is not listening we can see in Daniel’s life that God was open to his prayer from the first time he called upon the Lord. One big reason many Christians don’t see God work in their life and answer big prayers is because they allow sin to hinder their walk with the Lord. I John 1:6 “If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:” There are many believers who pose to be right with God, but yet there daily life reflects more of a lost state rather than being a child of God. God sent one of his messengers, which appeared to be an angel, to Daniel to tell him his prayers were heard and going to be answered! Do you believe God will answer your prayers? Is your heart set upon him wholly? Are you allowing sin to hinder your prayer life? Don’t let sin control you! God will answer your prayers, but you have to keep moving forward and trusting everything He leads you to do! God is faithful!
Memory Verse Week 10/23/17
I John 1:6
“If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:”
