ANGELIC MINISTRY (PART 7) JULY 28TH
TEXT: Daniel
10:7-14 (KJV)
7 And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves.
8 Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.
9 Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground.
10 And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.
11 And 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.
13 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.
14 Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.
7 And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves.
8 Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.
9 Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground.
10 And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.
11 And 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.
13 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.
14 Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.
This is one passage of scripture
that many still find difficult to understand. They cannot understand how the
evil spirit that rule over the kingdom of Persia was able to stop an angel of
God from carrying out his assignment. But a careful study of our text will
reveal to you that not all angels have been assigned to the same
responsibility.
There are angels assigned to
deliver divine messages from God and there are others that have been empowered
to fight battles. The angel that was withstood by the prince of Persia was one
of the angels assigned to deliver messages. But when that angel was met by the
prince of Persia which must be one of the fallen high ranking angels that are
known for battle, it became difficult to penetrate through but by the continual
prayer of Daniel heaven responded to a call for divine intervention by
dispatching the great angel in charge of battle Michael. It was Michael and his
angels that defeated the devil and all the angels that rebelled against God in
heaven, so when Michael showed up the prince of Persia got more than he asked
for. One lesson here is that when you sense a delay to an answer to your prayer
it will become necessary to ask for divine help to fight the battle to release
your breakthrough. You only need a breakthrough when there is some form of
hindrance. Cry to God and all will be well.
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