No Room For Fear Or Doubt

January 19

Your God wants to hear from you. There is always an open line to the Throne of Mercy and Grace. Any time you ‘call,’ He will answer. In fact, Daniel 10:11-21 affirms that the messenger of the Lord was sent to Daniel, “…from the first you set yourself to understand and to chasten yourself before your God…”

In this instance, we are further informed that the “Prince of Persia…” inhibited the answer of Daniel’s prayer to the degree that Michael the Archangel was dispatched to assist in getting the message through! It seems the lesson of the passage is that delays to answered prayer may come, but they are not because the Lord is unwilling to answer.

The enemy of the Holy One intervenes whenever he has the opportunity to prevent the child of God from receiving the answers to prayer that are sent to him. The sole purpose is to thwart the hand of the Lord and to render the believer discouraged and despondent as he awaits the blessing for which he has asked. That is why Paul gives us clear instructions to successful prayer.

In his letter to the Philippians, chapter 4, verses 6-7, the Apostle tells us, “In everything, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God; and the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your heart and your mind in Christ Jesus.” There will be no room for fear or doubt in the mind of a believer whose mind is staid upon the Lord.