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Read Daniel 10 and you’ll see what I mean. There, Daniel asked God for revelation and got nothing for three full weeks. Of course, he didn’t have the Name of Jesus to use like we do. But he was a prophet, so he heard from God all the time. Yet in this instance, he fasted and waited on God for 21 days and received no answer. Eventually though, an angel of The LORD appeared to him and explained the delay. “Fear not, Daniel:” he said, “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. Now I am come to make thee understand” (verses 12-14). Don’t you know, when Daniel heard that, he was glad he didn’t give up on getting his answer? He must have had ample opportunity. During those three long weeks, the devil must have said to him the same thing he says to us: “God didn’t hear you this time. You’re waiting in faith for nothing because God is not going to give you what you asked.” If Daniel had listened to those lies and given in to discouragement before God’s messenger got through to him, he would have missed out on a major revelation. But he refused to entertain such doubts. He kept believing God until the devil and his crew were dealt with. He fought the good fight of faith until the answer to his prayer got through. If Daniel could do that under the old covenant, how much more can we do it under the new? We have the Name of Jesus, The WORD of God and the indwelling Holy Spirit to help us. We have the unchanging promise Jesus made to us in John 15:7: “If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.” Go ahead and take Jesus up on that promise. 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Contact the host church for details! ****************************************** ****************************************** ****************************************** Still in the Net by Dennis Burke They fly through the air with the greatest of ease…. Have you ever seen a high-flying trapeze artist? I’m amazed at how they can soar into the air at great altitude—and then just let go! Of course, it takes a long time for a trapeze artist to be able to do that with confidence. When they first begin learning their craft, they start out much closer to the ground. They’re trained to swing out a little on a bar, then let go and fall into a net. Time and again, they repeat that exercise: Swing out, let go, fall. As they get comfortable with the net, they climb a little higher and repeat the exercise. The point isn’t simply to learn how to fall correctly—it’s to learn how to become fearless of the fall. It’s about knowing they can soar with confidence because no matter what happens, no matter how high they go, they’re going to be all right. The net will catch them every time. BVOV : 9

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