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By this vision that he has received from God, he's hardly able to stand

and this messenger from heaven comes to him. Daniel's trembling

and this messenger from heaven says fear not, Daniel, for from the first day

that you set your heart to understand this vision and you humbled yourself

before God and you've been praying in light of this word, your words have been heard.

And I have come because of your words, did you catch that? Daniel's prayers to God,

just like we saw in Daniel chapter 9 were causing movement to happen in the spiritual realm.

And this messenger from heaven comes to Daniel with a message based on the words Daniel's

been speaking in prayer. Like just let that soak in that you and I have been invited into

conversation with God words before God that lead to movement in the heavenly realms,

that lead to movement among spiritual beings. And you go on and read more in Daniel chapter 10

when it comes to exactly what that involves. But just let that reality soak in and God help us

to step into this reality. God will help us to pray like it matters to lift words before God,

knowing that God is hearing our prayers and he is moving heaven and earth and spiritual beings

in the heavenly places in response to our prayers in response to our words. This is not the only time

the Bible talks like this. I think about Moses, God saying, I have done according to your word.

God says that to Moses and then Jesus, that's the whole invitation that he gives us in John 15.

It's the words upon which this podcast is based. If you remain in me, my words remain in you,

ask whatever you wish and it will be given to you. Pray according to my words. So God,

we pray right now according to your word, according to this mind blowing picture in Daniel chapter 10,

believing that as we pray to you right now, I'm voicing a prayer us echoing it in all of our

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