Dealing With The Delay (Bible Study)
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2 In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three full weeks.
3 I ate no pleasant food, no meat or wine came into my mouth, nor did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.
Reflection: Daniel committed himself to prayer and fasting for three weeks.
Reflection: Daniel committed himself to prayer and fasting for three weeks.
What is the purpose of fasting?
What is the purpose of fasting?
1. Trust in God's TIMING
1. Trust in God's TIMING
1 To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven:
2. Trust God's WISDOM
2. Trust God's WISDOM
28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly.
3. Trust that God is LISTENING
3. Trust that God is LISTENING
12 Then he said to me, “Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard; and I have come because of your words.
3 But know that the Lord has set apart for Himself him who is godly; The Lord will hear when I call to Him.
6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.
1 Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart,
14 Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!
4. Ponder What Is in Your HEART
4. Ponder What Is in Your HEART
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties;
24 And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.
18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, The Lord will not hear.
5. Trust God's LOVE and ASSURANCE
5. Trust God's LOVE and ASSURANCE
11 And he said to me, “O Daniel, man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak to you, and stand upright, for I have now been sent to you.” While he was speaking this word to me, I stood trembling.