at stand face to face in adversity and don't give in to the threats of the enemies. In 2nd Kings 6: 15-17 "when theservant of the man of God got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. "Oh, my lord, what shall we do?" the servant asked. Don't be afraid, the prophet answered, "those who are with us are more than those who are with them. And Elisha prayed, 'O Lord, open his eyes so he may see.' Then the Lord opened the servants eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. So many times in our own lives we feel overwhelmed or defeated in the situations of life, we pray but our prayers seem left unanswered when in all reality there is an unseen army that is standing in the gap on our behalf. Daniel could have given up he had already been throw into the fire to perish, he been banished to the lions den but on this occasion he would have been more discouraged than at any of those other times.....as God had came to his rescue in his prior circumstances in such a timely manner. But when Daniel 10 comes into the scene Daniel comes face to face with Michael the Archangel he fell to his knees in fear and trembling it says that his face became pale and he was unable to speak in the angels presence....you see Daniel had been praying to God for help but 21 days had already passed and there seemed to be no answer from God, but (vs13) tells us that Michael informed Daniel that his prayers had been heard from the first time he prayed but it took Michael 21 days to fight the prince of persia (satan) to be able to come to Daniels plea for help. So much of our lives is full of hardships, saddness that we can't comprehend, financial failures, marriage failures, kids that have seemed to have lost their way but fear not God has heard your pleas from the moment you began to pray and know that there is a mighty battle that is unseen on your behalf.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
"If You Could Only See the Battle" blogpost by Tammy Konneker
It came to me last week, when my husband said that when he gets to heaven he wants to be an angel. And I recall asking him "Are you really sure of what your asking for." Most of us when we think of angels have this precious moments image of cutsey little angels with cherub like faces. But over and over in the bible it reveals that when angels appeared many people fell to the ground in fear and trembling. I believe God reserves the job of angel status for those that stand face to face in adversity and don't give in to the threats of the enemies. In 2nd Kings 6: 15-17 "when theservant of the man of God got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. "Oh, my lord, what shall we do?" the servant asked. Don't be afraid, the prophet answered, "those who are with us are more than those who are with them. And Elisha prayed, 'O Lord, open his eyes so he may see.' Then the Lord opened the servants eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. So many times in our own lives we feel overwhelmed or defeated in the situations of life, we pray but our prayers seem left unanswered when in all reality there is an unseen army that is standing in the gap on our behalf. Daniel could have given up he had already been throw into the fire to perish, he been banished to the lions den but on this occasion he would have been more discouraged than at any of those other times.....as God had came to his rescue in his prior circumstances in such a timely manner. But when Daniel 10 comes into the scene Daniel comes face to face with Michael the Archangel he fell to his knees in fear and trembling it says that his face became pale and he was unable to speak in the angels presence....you see Daniel had been praying to God for help but 21 days had already passed and there seemed to be no answer from God, but (vs13) tells us that Michael informed Daniel that his prayers had been heard from the first time he prayed but it took Michael 21 days to fight the prince of persia (satan) to be able to come to Daniels plea for help. So much of our lives is full of hardships, saddness that we can't comprehend, financial failures, marriage failures, kids that have seemed to have lost their way but fear not God has heard your pleas from the moment you began to pray and know that there is a mighty battle that is unseen on your behalf.
at stand face to face in adversity and don't give in to the threats of the enemies. In 2nd Kings 6: 15-17 "when theservant of the man of God got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. "Oh, my lord, what shall we do?" the servant asked. Don't be afraid, the prophet answered, "those who are with us are more than those who are with them. And Elisha prayed, 'O Lord, open his eyes so he may see.' Then the Lord opened the servants eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. So many times in our own lives we feel overwhelmed or defeated in the situations of life, we pray but our prayers seem left unanswered when in all reality there is an unseen army that is standing in the gap on our behalf. Daniel could have given up he had already been throw into the fire to perish, he been banished to the lions den but on this occasion he would have been more discouraged than at any of those other times.....as God had came to his rescue in his prior circumstances in such a timely manner. But when Daniel 10 comes into the scene Daniel comes face to face with Michael the Archangel he fell to his knees in fear and trembling it says that his face became pale and he was unable to speak in the angels presence....you see Daniel had been praying to God for help but 21 days had already passed and there seemed to be no answer from God, but (vs13) tells us that Michael informed Daniel that his prayers had been heard from the first time he prayed but it took Michael 21 days to fight the prince of persia (satan) to be able to come to Daniels plea for help. So much of our lives is full of hardships, saddness that we can't comprehend, financial failures, marriage failures, kids that have seemed to have lost their way but fear not God has heard your pleas from the moment you began to pray and know that there is a mighty battle that is unseen on your behalf.
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