“Since the first day that you set
your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your
words were heard.” Dan. 10:12
There is so much evil in this present world, it can feel
overwhelming. As we persistently cry out to Abba Father, we can feel our
prayers aren’t heard.
But, don’t be fooled, each one of our prayers are heard
by our heavenly Father.
“This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask
anything according to His will, He hears
us.” 1 Jn. 514
God hears every cry of His kids, but the Bible teaches that
unseen forces often hinder our seeing God’s responses. Daniel 10:1-14 vividly
describes one such encounter: An angel appears to Daniel and says, “Since the
first day you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before
your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them. But the
prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me 21 days. Then, Michael, one of the
chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the prince of
Persia. Now I have come…”
In 1 Thess. 2:18, Paul describes a similar struggle: “We
wanted to come to you…certainly I, Paul, did, again and again…but Satan
hindered us.” Paul goes on to teach that our struggle is against spiritual
forces of evil, and our prayers are challenged by powers of darkness and spiritual
forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Describing this ongoing “war” in Eph. 6:10-18, Paul emphasizes
the importance of persistent prayer: “pray in the Spirit, on all occasions,
with all kinds of prayers and requests…for all the saints.” Make no mistake;
spiritual forces of evil have been unleashed over America and around the globe.
Satan knows he was soundly defeated by Jesus at the cross and resurrection. The
devil could not defeat God, so he goes after God’s treasure: us.
Praise God, we believers are “armed and dangerous”. The
devil has no authority over believers. God has placed His Spirit within His
kids. We believers simply have to recognize, believe and act upon this fact.
~For His glory, God longs to infuse our prayer lives with
inconceivable power!
“Prayers of the righteous are powerful and effective.” Jms. 5:16
~Will we believe His promises and diligently fight the good
fight with audacious prayers? God ALWAYS proves Himself faithful to those who
trust Him wholeheartedly.
We Cleary’s have experienced this divine power in ASTOUNDING
ways this past month. From small “help me find my personal item” prayers, to
“the seemingly impossible circumstances” prayed over years, to “prayers over
nations”, GOD IS FAITHFULLY answering each one! Glory to God, the fulfiller of
audacious prayers!!!
Time is cooking up for His return, may we live boldly,
shining His light into every remaining dark crevice.
Much love and big hugs, ~Shaun and Betsy
