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Prayer Intercession
Whenever i mention this to people i see thier eyes roll over in their head
they either dont know what this is about or they dont think this is something that they want to get into.
Intercession or intercessory prayer is the act of praying to a deity on behalf of others
This week i want us to look at intercessory prayer.
In our reading we see that Daniel whos name had been changed to Beltashazar
Daniel was his hebrew name which means judge of God
Belteshazzar which was his Babylonian name means
lord of the straitened’s treasure”
remember the 3 hebrew boys
Daniel was an understander of dreams not on his own bat but he sort out the answer from God
Daniel spent time with God to find out what he wanted to share
In our reading we see that daniel was praying for understanding for what was going to happen in the future.
How many of us have prayed and asked God about things that lie in the future.
What Job should i do?
what man should i marry?
what does God want me to do for the kingdom?
and the list goes on.
maybe you have said your prayers at night and just tacked on the end of your prayers
o by the way God Should i marry ?
There are many things that you might not know the answers to but i can assure you that God does.
But how do we get them out of the mind of God and into our life.
Simply through Prayer
Im not talking about chantting a prayer like
O God bless mon dad my brother and sister and me oh and by the way who shall i marry.
then get up and go about your daily duties as if nothing had happened.
In our reading we se that Daniel was by the river Hiddekel which was possible the river =Tigros.
He really ment business with God
how do i know
here Daniel waited upon God for a long time
he ate no pleasant bread or bread of disires
he ate no meat or drank any wine
niether did he anoint himself with oil
why
the first month of the year is the time when the passover is celabrated
Daniel along with others had come to this place to prepare for and celebrate the passover
but they wanted to be right before God and ready to hear what God might have to say to them even though they were still in captivity
Man might bind the body But God can free the mind.
Daniel was preparing for the passover in his own body and mind
Daniel and his friends wanted to get close to God and so they prepared thir dody and minds to recieve from God.
We see from the narrative that they were there some 24 days waiting upon God.
When we pray for that need of someone else do we pray or seek Gods Face for that amount of time
Or do we prayer just for those few moments a day and then forget.
Intercessory prayer is praying until you get the answer.
In Daniels case we find that God heard him on the first day and sent the answer
But because of the fight in the heavenlies Gods answer was unable to get through.
Have you prayed about a thing and you feel that no answer was coming and so you had given up.
Just like daniel the answer could have been sent but you gave up to soon to recieve the ansawer
Daniel because of his faithfulness to keep on praying and waiting upon God was Blessed with seeing a vision being touched
No one else received this blessing why
Had they stopped waiting and expecting Maybe
maybe they had got fed up of asking God for the same thing
Maybe they had had thier mind turned to something else
May be they had become disillusioned by not hearing from God
All they have been left with was a earth quake
The once firm ground that they had rested their faith on for so long had moved from beneath thier feet because of doubt and fustration.
To those this morning let me assure you that God answers prayer cling onto those things that you know to be true
Get down upon your knees again and bang on heavens door and dont stop until God brings the answer
God dose answer prayer you just have to trust him.
The same faith that makes you aware of your salvation will make you aware of Gods Answer to your prayers.
To those who have stayed upon your knees who God has revealled himself to whos life has been touched whom God has revealed his plans to what are you doing with them
Have you sat on them
do you hold them in your heart and feel happy because God has spoken to you
do you know what God has said you know what he wants you to do youve said yes i will do them but in my time and not Gods
Or are you doing what God has asked
Has God revealed himself to you has he touched your life ,has he revealed his plans ,
Daniel Could have stayed by the river in the place where God had spoken to him but he didnt he went on to do that which God had ordained for his life.
This morning my i encourage you to wait upon God
wait wait and keep on waiting till God reveales himself to you.
Then and only then move from that place to the place where God can use you to bless others.
Daniels and our life ought to and should be a life of constant waiting upon him until he speaks and then doing what he has spoken into ur lives.
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