Angels And Answered Prayer

SPIRITUAL WAR PRAYER

Reasons Why Our Prayers Seem to Go Unanswered

“And [the angel] said to me, ...Fear not, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your mind and heart to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come as a consequence of [and in response to] your words. But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me for twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief [of the celestial] princes, came to help me, for I remained there with the kings of Persia.”

Daniel 10:11-13 (Amplified Bible)

VERY FEW BELIEVERS have ever given the devil, the fallen angel Lucifer also known as Satan, credit for being the powerful creature that he really is. He reigns as king over a tremendous kingdom. The kingdom of Satan is made up of depotisms, powers, master spirits who are the world rulers of this present darkness. the spirit forces of wickedness in the heavenly supernatural sphere (Ephesians 6;12). If “the god of this world” (1 Corinthians 4:4) did not fear approaching and tempting the very Son of God, Jesus The Christ, he certainly does no fear us.

I don't want to go into the complexities of the prophetic book of Daniel; but for those of us who feel that our prayers have not been heard by the Most High God or feel that our prayers are going unanswered, by the glimpse we get into the supernatural sphere, we can see that God sent the answer the moment we prayed.

In this word of Scripture, it took the angelic messenger, believed to be Gabriel, 21 days to break through the forces in the supernatural realm to get God's answer to Daniel. And if the Archangel, Michael, had not been sent to come to Gabriel's aid, Gabriel would have been detained by the wickedness of the spiritual realm for much longer than 21 days.

Daniel was in mourning for 3 weeks, going without proper food and drink. It is implied that he wasn't even bathing as he should. Daniel was distressed; he was distraught. Does seeing into the unseen realm of the supernatural help your understanding that God sends the messenger with the answer to your prayer the moment you prayed? Does it provide you comfort if you are distraught? Maybe it does not.

You may be thinking, “It has been way longer than 21 days since I prayed for my answer!” Maybe it's been more than 21 years that you've been waiting for your answer, and like Daniel, you are mourning. When we are battle worn, we are weary, and we feel defeated. But in Christ, if we stand strong in His armor in the midst of the battle, and having done all to stand firm, continue in our stance of prayer against the wicked spirits of this present darkness, victory will be ours for the glory of our God.

We can't forget that we, as true Christians, are a persecuted Church in the face of the rampant wickedness of the people of this world. We live in a culture of sin and abominations against the Holy Spirit; we live in a culture that ranks with those of Babylon and of Sodom and Gomorrah. The culture of the world is turned against the faith of true Believers, yet we must continue to pray; we must continue to come boldly before the throne of God with our requests.

“Keep on asking and it will be given you; keep on seeking and you will find; keep on knocking [reverently] and [the door] will be opened to you. For everyone who keeps on asking receives; and he who keeps on seeking finds; and to him who keeps on knocking, [the door] will be opened.”

Matthew 7:7-8 (Amplified Bible)

We live in intense times of spiritual warfare. We ARE being persecuted for our faith, but continue to stand in the full armor of God in the midst of this battle. God never promised that weapons would not be formed against us, but promised that NO weapon formed against us would prosper. He never promised that locusts would not eat up the years, but that He WILL restore the years the locusts have eaten. God never promised us no shame, but that He would give us a double portion for our FORMER shame.

“Wait and hope for and expect the Lord; be brave and of good courage and let your heart be stout and enduring. Yes, wait for and hope for and expect the Lord.”

Psalm 27:14 (Amplified Bible)

And all God's people say, “Amen and Amen!” There IS power in the Blood of the Lamb, Jesus Christ. Let's not forget that though the battle rages all about us, victory is ours in The Lord! And, don't forget that your answer was sent the moment you faithfully prayed.  So we need to be brave and of good courage; we need to wait for and hope for and EXPECT the Lord!