Super Heroe Of Fasting

Daniel is our most noted super hero of fasting and prayer.                                                                     What a conqueror he was.  

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Daniel saved his and all the advisors' lives when He prayed and God gave him the answer to Nebuchadezzar dream.  WHEN THE MYSTERY WAS REVEALED TO DANIEL IN A VISION LATER THAT NIGHT.  DANIEL BLESSED THE GOD OF HEAVEN... (Dan 2:19 ISV)  God showed Daniel all of the future human history is the great dream.  Of course, the pinnacle of the future is when the Rock Cut Without Hands, Jesus, comes again and establishes His Kingdom on this earth. All government of man will just blow away. 

 You know what the Bible says about you and I who are in Christ?  BUT IN ALL THESE THINGS WE OVERWHELMINGLY CONQUER THROUGH HIM (JESUS) WHO LOVED US.  (Rom. 8:37 NASB)  Prayer is our major offensive weapon, the big guns.  So, pray.  To get some more prayer power going, let's learn to fast too.

 Daniel also saw the throne of God and Messiah given dominion in a night vision. (Dan. 7:9-13)   One day Daniel knew by reading the scroll of Jeremiah that the time was for Jerusalem to be restored.  Daniel says:  SO I TURNED MY ATTENTION TO THE LORD GOD, SEEKING HIM IN PRAYER AND SUPPLICATION, ACCOMPANIED WITH FASTING.... I PRAYED TO THE LORD MY GOD.  (Dan. 9:3a,4a)   The Lord God answered his prayer in a mighty way.  Of course Jerusalem was restored.  Also, God sent Gabriel to Daniel.  Gabriel is the messenger angel of the Messiah.  Gabriel appeared to Daniel in vision and gave him instruction.  Oh, how we can receive wisdom through prayer and fasting.

 His most important fast may have been the 3 weeks of straight fasting in Daniel 10.  In answer the Angel Gabriel fought his way to Daniel to deliver God's message of the destiny of Israel, and the world.  Praise God Daniel didn't stop until the message came through.  Scripture reveals:  IN THE THIRD YEAR OF CYRUS.. A MESSAGE WAS REVEALED TO DANIEL.  THE MESSAGE WAS TRUSTWORTHY AND CONCERNED A GREAT CONFLICT.  (Da. 10:1a,c)  Daniel was shown wars until the time of the end in vision.

Let us persevere in prayer and fasting.  God will answer us powerfully too.  Call upon Him, and He will show us great and mighty things we know not.  Father God says:  "CALL TO ME AND I'LL ANSWER YOU, AND WILL TELL YOU ABOUT GREAT AND HIDDEN THINGS THAT YOU DON'T KNOW."  (Jeremiah 33:3 ISV)