When Heaven is silent, today's daily devotion from Pastor Greg Lorry.

Our scripture reading today is from Psalm, chapter 86, verse one.

Bend down, oh Lord, and hear my prayer.

Answer me, for I need your help.

Have you ever prayed about something, but there was no answer from heaven?

Maybe you've been praying a lot about a certain situation and it's as though God

isn't listening to your prayer. God is listening, but there may be a number of reasons he hasn't

answered you as quickly as you hoped he would. It may be that a spiritual battle is raging that you know

nothing about. There's a supernatural realm that functions alongside the natural realm.

And when we pray, things are happening in this supernatural world that we often know very little about.

In the Old Testament Book of Daniel, we find a fascinating story about prayer.

While the prophet is praying, an angel arrives and tells him what has been going on behind the scenes.

The angel said, since the first day you began to pray for understanding and to humble yourself

before God, your request has been heard in heaven.

I have come an answer to your prayer, but for 21 days the Spirit Prince of the Kingdom of

Persia blocked my way.

Then Michael, one of the archangels, came to help me,

and I left him there with the Spirit Prince of the Kingdom of Persia.

If you've been praying for something and haven't received the answer

yet, maybe a spiritual battle has been raging. Just remember this. God's delays are not necessarily

his denials.

Just because an answer hasn't come as quickly as you would like,

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