When You Have Turned Again

August 28, 2016

August 28, 2016
Amazing Life Church
“When You Have Turned Again”
Greet People
It has been an amazing week. God has blessed
abundantly with His presence and peace. I love the Lord
more each and every day. His words have moved me
and strengthened me.
We are living in amazing times. Times of refreshing and
revelation. Do your best to avoid the gloom and doom
people who will only bring confusion and fear to your
life. Align yourself with people who understand the
greatness of God and His ability to bring change to the
world.
We are His hands and feet as we move forward always
in His purpose for our lives. Even if you are not sure of
your personal destiny. You can be sure of the destiny of
the church and each individual member. “Love God
with all your heart, love your neighbor as yourself,
and tell everyone you can the story of Jesus. His life,
death, and resurrection.”Page 2
After a lot of thought this week I want to share a word
titled, “When You Have Turned Again”
Daniel 9:1-6 NASB
1 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of
Median descent, who was made king over the kingdom
of the Chaldeans—
2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, observed in the
books the number of the years which was revealed as
the word of the L ORD to Jeremiah the prophet for the
completion of the desolations of Jerusalem, namely,
seventy years.
3 So I gave my attention to the Lord God to seek Him
by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth and
ashes.
4 I prayed to the L ORD my God and confessed and said,
“Alas, O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps
His covenant and loving kindness for those who love
Him and keep His commandments,
5 we have sinned, committed iniquity, acted wickedly
and rebelled, even turning aside from Your
commandments and ordinances.
6 Moreover, we have not listened to Your servants the
prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings, our
princes, our fathers and all the people of the land.Page 3
There are some amazing things going on in these 6
verses. In the 1 st two verse we find Daniel in captivity
and looking for revelation from the scriptures. He most
likely read these passage form Jeremiah.
Jeremiah 25:11-12 NASB
11 This whole land will be a desolation and a horror,
and these nations will serve the king of Babylon seventy
years.
12 ‘Then it will be when seventy years are completed I
will punish the king of Babylon and that nation,’
declares the L ORD , ‘for their iniquity, and the land of the
Chaldeans; and I will make it an everlasting desolation.
The next 4 verses are awesome. They would be a great
pattern for us all to follow as we pray.
“Verse 3 Daniel approached God with his full attention
and with great humility. In verse 4 Daniel began to
declare the glory and the righteousness of God. While
verse 5 and 6 find him repenting for himself and for his
people.”
Preach-He prayed in the midst of his circumstances
He didn’t pray a selfish prayer. He prayed for his people
and reminded God that He keeps His word.Page 4
A lot of things take place for the rest of chapter 9 and
the beginning of chapter 10. Read it when you can.
Gabriel shows up with a vision of things to come.
Granting Daniel revelation. Then we find this in answer
to Daniel’s prayers.
Daniel 10:10-13 NASB
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.
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.
Now most likely this prince of the kingdom of Persia
and the kings of Persia were fallen angels.Page 5
A demonic presence sent to obstruct the answer to
Daniel’s prayer. They most likely had some authority or
influence over the physical kingdom of Persia. Hence
they were dispatched to stop the answer. The reason
being, “the answer involved the overthrow of the
Persian Empire.”
His prayer was hindered but still answered. The enemy
withstood the answer for 21 days. How did the answer
make it through. “Daniel had laid before the Lord for
those 21 days.”
Daniel 10:2 NASB
In those days, I, Daniel, had been mourning for three
entire weeks.
Paul warned us through His letters to the Ephesians
about the same forces of darkness that hinder today.
Ephesians 2:2 AMP
in which you once walked. You were following the
ways of this world influenced by this present age, in
accordance with the prince of the power of the air Satan,
the spirit who is now at work in the disobedient the
unbelieving, who fight against the purposes of God.Page 6
Ephesians 6:12 AMP
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood
contending only with physical opponents, but against
the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces
of this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of
wickedness in the heavenly supernatural places.
Preach-Do you think your prayers can be hindered
today?
Of course they can because the answer to
your prayers will effect the kingdom of darkness. Why
do you think sometimes things get worse before they
get better.
The enemy is fighting your answer and you must
remain faithful to pray for the answer to get through.
Luke 22:31-32 NASB
31 “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded
permission to sift you like wheat;
32 but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not
fail; and you, when once you have turned again,
strengthen your brothers.”
Satan still seeks to cause you to fail. When you have
turned again, strengthen someone.
Preach-Preach-Preach “Not about perfection, it’s
about prayer.