Prayer During Spiritual Warfare
Daniel 10:1-9, “In the third year of Cyrus, king of Persia, a revelation was given to Daniel. Its message was true, and it concerned a great war.The understanding of this message came to him in a vision. At that time I, Daniel, mourned for three weeks. I ate no choice food; no meat or wine touched my lips; and I used no lotions at all until the three weeks were over. On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river, the Tigris, I looked up and there before me was a man dressed in linen, with a belt of the finest gold around his waist. His body was like chrysolite, his face like lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude. I, Daniel, was the only one who saw the vision; the men with me did not see it but such terror overwhelmed them that they fled and hid themselves. So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision; I had no strength left, my face turned deathly pale and I was helpless. Then I heard him speaking, and as I listened to him, I fell into a deep sleep, my face to the ground.”
THE MAJESTY OF JESUS
- He is the Point of all Prophecy
Revelation 1:1, "The Revelation of Jesus Christ.”
Revelation 1:13-15, “And among the lampstands was someone “like a son of man” dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest. His head and hair were white like wool, and white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters.”
- His Clothing speaks of Royalty
- His Body is Beautiful beyond Description
- His Face Reveals His Radiance
- His Eyes Burn like Fire
- His Arms are Strong to Comfort
- His Feet enable Him to Walk Over Danger
- His Voice is too Loud to Ignore
Daniel 10:12-14, 20-21, “Then he continued, ‘Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them. But the Prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the King of Persia. Now I have come to explain to you what will happen to your people in the future, for the vision concerns a time yet to come…So he said, ‘Do you know why I have come to you? Soon I will return to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I go, the prince of Greece will come; but first I will tell you what is written in the Book of Truth.’”
THE MYSTERY OF PRAYER
- The Key to Victory in Spiritual Warfare
POWERFUL PRAYER:
- Starts with a Burden
- Prayer doesn’t Stop until an Answer Comes
- Prayer is often Resisted by Satan’s Soldiers
Ephesians 6:11, “Put on the whole armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms."
Ephesians 6:18, "And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.”
1 John 4:4, “Greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.”
- Prayer is our Strategic Weapon against Satan
2 Corinthians 10:4-5, “The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”
Challenge:
- Put on the armor of God and Start Praying!
- Keep on Praying until you get an Answer!
- Realize that there’s an Enemy out there who wants to Resist your Prayers
- Start Bombing his Strongholds with your Prayers of Faith!
