"While I Was..."

October 20, 2010

“While I Was…”
Blessings Folk!!

Daniel’s prayer found in Daniel 9 reached a crescendo with an outcry of…
“Oh Lord…
  • turn Your anger and wrath away
  • listen to my prayer
  • incline Your ear and hear
  • open Your eyes and see
  • hear
  • forgive
  • listen
  • take action”

LIttle did Daniel know what God was already doing.

Read carefully…

Daniel 9

20 Now while I was speaking and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God in behalf of the holy mountain of my God,

Note when...while Daniel was speaking, praying, confessing, presenting supplication…
Note what...praying, confessing, supplication

 21 while I was still speaking in prayer, then the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision previously, came to me in my extreme weariness about the time of the evening offering.

Gabriel appeared. A messenger from God.
Interrupted prayer. Happy
Daniel was weary...was at the end of the day.

 22 He gave me instruction and talked with me and said, "O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you insight with understanding.
 23 "At the beginning of your supplications the command was issued, and I have come to tell you, for you are highly esteemed; so give heed to the message and gain understanding of the vision.

Gabriel gave Daniel instruction.
Gabriel talked with Daniel
Gabriel came forth to give Daniel insight with understanding.
A command was issued by the Most High God at the beginning of Daniel’s supplication.

Gabriel was to come and to tell Daniel some things.

First, “you are highly esteemed.”
Is there anything greater that the Lord could say of us?
Highly esteemed in the sight of the Lord.

Second, Daniel…

  • give heed to the message
  • gain understanding of the vision

Still, Daniel had no idea what he was about to learn.

The Lord was about to reveal to him that which no man had understood to that point, that which has been somewhat veiled until recent years.

Third...well, we will look at the balance later.

For today, know that the Lord hears.
Who knows what the Lord might do when we pray the way Daniel did?

Perhaps the Lord will give us…
  • insight
  • understanding
  • revelation and enlightenment

What might the Lord desire to release for His Body through you?

Let us humble ourselves and see.

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