Wednesday, September 22, 2010 — IDOK Devotion

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As I sit to write, Tuesday afternoon arrived about an hour and half ago, and Walmart (for groceries) is calling insistently at the back door of my mind.  But Daniel is before me, chapter 10 to be exact.  Please allow me to share with you.

10 Then behold, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.

I’d say Daniel was startled by the angel’s appearance.  Would you agree?

11 He said to me, “O Daniel, man of high esteem, understand the words that I am about to tell you and stand upright, for I have been sent to you.” And when he had spoken this word to me, I stood up trembling.

I love this!  Man of high esteem — since we are in CHRIST JESUS and the Father sees us through Him, is it such a stretch for us to believe that when we make petition to our DADDY that He looks upon us as men and women of high esteem?  And does not this verse defuse for us that old myth that God cannot be understood? Albeit, He is too HUGE for us to comprehend Him in His vastness but can we not get our minds around the very fact that HE wants us to understand – to know Him much, much more intimately than we do at this moment?  And you know what I absolutely love and respect about Daniel?  He was trembling, shaking in his sandals we could say, but God through the angel said stand up and he did!  Even though he was trembling, scared like you and I probably have never been, yet he stood up. Will we, learn and be encouraged by this to stand even though our legs feel like rubber? I surely hope so — you and me!

12 Then he said to me,”Do not be afraid, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart on understanding this and on humbling yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to your words.

So! Have you set your heart on understanding something? Have you humbled yourself before Him?  Then you can KNOW based upon this very Word that HE heard you the FIRST time you prayed.

13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia was withstanding me for twenty-one days; then behold Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left there with the kings of Persia.

14 “Now I have come to give you an understanding of what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision pertains to the days yet future.”

I am not suggesting that we look for a demon behind every bush, but we are foolish and blind indeed if we do not recognize and believe there is a REAL enemy out there and he is as evil as God is good. He’s power is ZERO in match to ABBA, but that does not mean he is not successful in many of his attempts.  We just need to make it our business to not help him along by closing our eyes to his schemes — mainly that lie he tells us that we cannot understand God and God doesn’t care or He would have answered our prayer already.  The very prayer he is fighting so hard against, I might add.

All that being said, the word to us remains: Do not be afraid, O _______, woman (man) of high esteem.

Oooh!  I like this! Don’t you?

Sweet words, ABBA, and abundant in power. Holy Spirit, turn the light on in each of our hearts so we will see and believe. Thank You for each one who comes to this page and I ask You to confirm Your Word with power.  I ask You to perform Your Word and transform lives for JESUS’ Name sake.

Comfort and protect our IDOK Troops I pray.  Visit afresh each person represented by their name on our Praying for These list. And as day 2 of 40 I ask You, ABBA, to turn the hearts of people, motivate them to pray and vote, to take seriously our responsibility as citizens to be involved in justice and truth and to elect people committed to truth and right.  I pray, HOLY SPIRIT, that You will awaken the Bride of Christ; that we will stand to our feet, lower our heads in prayer, allow You to fill us and release Your power into our worlds to right wrongs and rescue the lost.  Thank You for the platforms You have built and those who are now speaking like Lisa Bevere.  Protect her and her family from the evil one.  And, ABBA, raise up more to stand, pray and speak in JESUS NAME and for His glory alone. Amen and amen.

Holy hugs, kt