I Sought The Lord

The Lord, a Provider and Deliverer.

Psalm 34

1 I will bless the Lord at all times;

His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

2 My soul will make its boast in the Lord;

The humble will hear it and rejoice.

3 O magnify the Lord with me,

And let us exalt His name together.

4 I sought the Lord, and He answered me,

And delivered me from all my fears.

5 They looked to Him and were radiant,

And their faces will never be ashamed.

6 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him

And saved him out of all his troubles.

7 The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him,

And rescues them.

8 O taste and see that the Lord is good;

How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!

9 O fear the Lord, you His saints;

For to those who fear Him there is no want.

Sought= seek with care, care for; enquire about, investigate; be intent on; make supplication; to try to get or reach something one desires; to address a question to and expect an answer from

Daniel

Chapter 10

Daniel Is Terrified by a Vision

Its better to fear and tremble before God than to fear and tremble before the enemy-

1 In the third year of Cy-rus king of Persia a message was revealed to Daniel, who was named Belt-esh-azzar; and the message was true and one of great conflict, but he understood the message and had an understanding of the vision.

Message was true and of great conflict

Daniel Understood the Vision

and Understood the message that was in the vision.

2 In those days, I, Daniel, had been mourning for three entire weeks.

3 I did not eat any tasty food, nor did meat or wine enter my mouth, nor did I use any ointment at all until the entire three weeks were completed.

we copy this 21 day fast

One of the reasons that these fastings that we are seeing these days are because they are being manufactured.

A lot of believers are participating in Lent.

Im not saying its bad. But it is manufactured by man.

Daniels Fast was not manufactured.

4 On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, while I was by the bank of the great river, that is, the Tigris,

5 I lifted my eyes and looked, and behold, there was a certain man dressed in linen, whose waist was girded with a belt of pure gold of Uphaz.

6 His body also was like beryl (beh-ruhl), his face had the appearance of lightning, his eyes were like flaming torches, his arms and feet like the gleam of polished bronze, and the sound of his words like the sound of a tumult (too-muhlt).

Psalm 34:5 They looked to Him and were radiant,

7 Now I, Daniel, alone saw the vision, while the men who were with me did not see the vision; nevertheless, a great dread fell on them, and they ran away to hide themselves.

You might be surrounded by people; that doesnt mean theyll understand you!

8 So I was left alone and saw this great vision; yet no strength was left in me, for my natural color turned to a deathly pallor (Pa-lr), and I retained no strength.

9 But I heard the sound of his words; and as soon as I heard the sound of his words, I fell into a deep sleep on my face, with my face to the ground.

Daniel Comforted

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

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 now been sent to you.” And when he had spoken this word to me, I stood up trembling.

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.

Sought= seek with care, care for; enquire about, investigate; be intent on; make supplication; to try to get or reach something one desires; to address a question to and expect an answer from

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.”

15 When he had spoken to me according to these words, I turned my face toward the ground and became speechless.

No place for Daniel to talk

16 And behold, one who resembled a human being was touching my lips; then I opened my mouth and spoke and said to him who was standing before me, “O my lord, as a result of the vision anguish has come upon me, and I have retained no strength.

17 “For how can such a servant of my lord talk with such as my lord? As for me, there remains just now no strength in me, nor has any breath been left in me.”

18 Then this one with human appearance touched me again and strengthened me.

19 He said, “O man of high esteem, do not be afraid. Peace be with you; take courage and be courageous!” Now as soon as he spoke to me, I received strength and said, “May my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.”

Psalm 34