DANIEL 2:18

that they might seek mercies from the God of heaven concerning this secret, so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. [NKJV]

He told them to pray to the God of heaven, asking for help regarding this mystery, so that he and his friends would not be killed along with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. [FBV]

HOUSE FELLOWSHIP, PRAYER PARTNERS

The three friends and Daniel, who were "Companions" also became "Partners" in Prayer. They were "Prayer Partners," which meant a group or team that has bound themselves with the task and goal of praying, interceding, for specific outcomes, changes, salvation, deliverance, healings, etc, to be granted to or on their behalf. Sometimes they do these in wrestling or warfare with spirits and powers, which earn them the title, "Prayer Warriors."

In the Bible verse above, Daniel charged or urged his companions to join together to Watch and Pray lest they enter into temptation. Those were not the exact words Daniel used for his three prayer partners (Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah); but those were the words the Lord Jesus Christ used for His three prayer partners (Peter, James, and John). In both instances, a decree was issued that warranted soldiers and men on mission seeking to arrest, try and to kill, those Wise, Righteous and Holy Men.

The Lord Jesus Christ made that statement, "Watch and Pray that you do not enter into temptation" to His three prayer partners. But He Himself was not supposed to "Watch and Pray to not enter into temptation," rather He was supposed to "Watch and Pray to enter into the temptation or drink that Cup from God." His Disciples or Prayer Partners may watch and pray against entering into temptation, but the Lord Jesus Christ ought to watch and pray for Him to willingly enter into the temptation. The reason being that if the Lord Jesus Christ entered into the Temptation, then the other Prayer Partners and Sheep would not have to enter into the Temptation because the Lord Jesus had gone into it on their behalf. But if the Lord Jesus escaped from the temptation, then those other Prayer Partners and Sheep must be caught into that temptation. So when He was finally caught, He submitted Himself but asked that His Partners, Companions and Sheep, be free to go since He is delivered into their hands. That was how those Prayer Partners with Him, who were basically found sleeping more than they were praying, did not eventually enter into that temptation; not because they were watching and praying enough, but because their Leader went into the Temptation for them to be delivered or kept from the Temptation.

However, in the case of Daniel in the Bible verse above, they all had to watch and pray lest they all enter into that temptation and get killed when angel (messenger) of death, that was not after the firstborn sons but after the wise men in Babylon, was unleashed.

This was the Prayer Point Daniel gave to them after sharing with them the hidden agenda and conspiracy against the wise men:

"Pray for Mercies (Grace) of God to give them Revelation (Knowledge) into that mystery, so that they would not join those who are destroyed for lack of knowledge though they be called wise men."

Listening to the Spirit of God, Daniel made a very wise Prayer Point here. There are lots of foolish prayer points, which I also made, the last of which was last month.

Looking at this Daniel's Prayer Point: understand the context (circumstances) and the structure (order):

*1* The Context or Circumstances: They were under imminent danger and threat to getting beheaded or killed any moment, and their death was ordered by the king of the world where they were.

*2* The Structure or Order of their Prayer Point: Their Prayer Point was structured or arranged in such a way that made their circumstances establish their prayer point or petition. This means, what was against them in challenges was for them in prayer Petitions. What was troubling them was supporting their prayer point. What was accusing them was excusing them in prayer points. So they were "Not Praying Against;" but rather they were "Praying for."

Our past mistake here was praying against our adversaries, against enemies, against poverty, against problems, against things that affect us negatively, etc. But our correction is to learn and begin praying for things that will enable us grow stronger and better because of enemies or things that are threatening us.

A wise man said, "Do not ask God to make your enemies or challenges weaker; rather ask God to make you stronger, wiser and better because of your enemies or challenges."

Your goal should always be to receive more grace, more gifts, more mercies, more exaltations or promotions, etc from God; and the evidence or good reasons to present before God why He should give those to you are your enemies' threats, persecutions, dangers, tribulations, mockery and hatred against you. So when God sees those against you, God will assess and increase those for you, and your helpers or grace will increase.

This is the true meaning of God preparing a table for you in the presence of your enemies. That enemies or challenges presence is even helping you earn God's table for you if you know how to direct your prayer points or requests to God.

Here are few examples of people who were not asking God to reduce their enemies, tasks or challenges; but asking God to increase or add gifts (grace) to them because of the enormousness of those enemies, challenges or tasks before them.

*1* Solomon asking for Wisdom and Understanding in the face of enormous tasks of leading God's People:

[I Kings 3:9‭-‬13 NKJV] — Therefore give to Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people, that I may discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?” The speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing. Then God said to him: “Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked long life for yourself, nor have asked riches for yourself, nor have asked the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern justice, behold, I have done according to your words; see, I have given you a wise and understanding heart, so that there has not been anyone like you before you, nor shall any like you arise after you. And I have also given you what you have not asked: both riches and honor, so that there shall not be anyone like you among the kings all your days.

*2* Daniel asking God for Higher Wisdom, Revelation and Knowledge into deeper Mysteries or Secrets that are far beyond those wise men among any human realms can know, in the face of danger of death to him and his partners, seeing only by receiving such gifts or grace of God would they be delivered from death without need to escape or secretly run.

That was how Daniel was given a higher level of revelations and understanding of dreams, visions, dark mysteries, which even some angels do not have; and whoever has such gifts or grace dwells among the gods because such knowledge or gifts will do much more for that man, more than the Serpent promised to Eve that tree of knowledge of good and evil would do for her if she ate of it.

*3* The Christian Association of the Early Church saw or faced the conspiracies and threats against them by the government and ruling religious leaders. But instead of them praying God to scatter their plans, put confusion into their midst or send down holy ghost fire to consume them; rather the Prayer Partners used those threats against them as reasons or excuse for them to ask and receive more power, more grace and more boldness, doing more miracles, signs and wonders.

[Acts 4:29-31,33] — "And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant to Your servants, that with all boldness they may speak Your word, By stretching forth Your Hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of Your Holy Child Jesus. And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spoke the Word of God with boldness. … And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was on them all."

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Bunch of fools.... I'm still waiting for God to answer all the prayers you lots have been prayer for Nigerian for over 60 years now, even the Israelites no suffer reach 60 years before God answer them, so I wonder what is taking Una own so long....Keep deceiving yourselves...Your pastors be giving you people holy water to travel with for protection, but when them want to travel, if convoy of 50 bullet proof cars no follow them, them no go commit for house 😁 just keep decieving yourselves

Work hard to make your heart desires come to pass. praying is a futile attempt. there's been no single study that points to prayer being useful. Templeton Foundation (a religious group) ran a study and found out prayers are useless

You would have the same success praying to a milk jug as you do praying to god -- the milk jug sometimes answers your prayer the way you want to, sometimes not and sometimes the answer is delayed. See the problem here? If things turn out the way you want them to, you say it was because you prayed. If not, it's because god knows what's best and you didn't pray for the right thing. Or, if it happens 10 years later you say god answered your prayer, it was just delayed. This is nonsense. You would have the exact same effect doing nothing.

How I hate organised religions. My Christain mother always disturbes me about becoming a Christian. I told her I'll practice the religion the day their god reverses the curse he placed on women that makes them experience pain during labour. She said "that's not possible , that means you don't want to be a Christian" and I asked her why. Please can some tell me why that is not possible.

Is the Christain god no longer god ?
Is he no longer powerful ?
Can he not forgive and reverse the curse?
Is the suffering not enough?

You for just use the entire first page na

God is faithful

Righthussle:
How I hate organised religions. My Christain mother always disturbes me about becoming a Christian. I told her I'll practice the religion the day their god reverses the curse he placed on women that makes them experience pain during labour.

Professing to be wise they become

Lol. This comments section is so unbelievable. Are you guys kidding me? Where's your faith actually ? You'll are strange TBH. God Abeg 🤲🏾 have mercy

Likoya:
[size=4pt][s]Bunch of fools.... I'm still waiting for God to answer all the prayers you lots have been prayer for Nigerian for over 60 years now, even the Israelites no suffer reach 60 years before God answer them, so I wonder what is taking Una own so long....Keep deceiving yourselves...Your pastors be giving you people holy water to travel with for protection, but when them want to travel, if convoy of 50 bullet proof cars no follow them, them no go commit for house 😁 just keep decieving yourselves[/s][size]

*1* We are not bunch of fools, but of faith. In true Christianity, We value Faith above Wisdom (Sense). So we sometimes appear foolish to those who judge things by human sense/wisdom. To believe (faith) is to appear foolish, but it's also the foolishness that saves those believe. As this Bible reference says:

[1Corinthians 1:21-23,25] — "For since in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, … For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength."

*2* While you keeping waiting for God to answer our prayers for Nigeria and for the Church, we who prayed have already began receiving the answers of God to all we prayed. Those who have eyes to see and ears to hear will know the Hand of God working in our midst and on this nation.

It's not in how fast or quick these come, but in the right time and God's way. Don't misconstrue "Delay" for "Denial." God answers your prayers in God's Time, not in your own time. God is not bound to humans time or urgency to answer or grant their prayers or promises. It may take hundred years or more or less, but whatever you prayed by faith shall be done by Him, and He is never late or too late because all times and seasons are subject to God, and not like us.

Prayer is Petition such as made to a Judge or Court. Do not withdraw or reject your prayer because the Court or Judge delayed beyond 60 years to grant it.

*3* We are not deceiving ourselves when we pray, especially when we do not lose anything but gain more by praying. Where is the deceiving? If I ask you for something, have I deceived myself if you did not or would not give me? No, way. Instead I have sown a seed or invested into your heart by appealing to you, and I have probability (chances) of either receiving or not receiving. But it's better than if I never asked or applied.

*4* Pastors giving their sheep holy water to travel with, while the pastors themselves travel with armed Excorts. This is usually associated with popular pastors, not unpopular pastors. Their popularity among men reached levels where it would not be wise for them to walk in public without some security. This is not just applicable to pastors alone, but celebrities generally. Even God in Heaven have security protocols and convoys called "Four Living Creatures" or "Cherubim/Seraphim" that always move with the Throne of God wherever the God on His throne goes with the throne.

Nevertheless, the holy water or anointing and blessings, are for spirits or spiritual things, not protection against Human Beings as if they are charms. To control human beings is different from controlling demons or spirit-beings.

Actually learnt something profound from this post.


Rather than ask God to focus on the people/problem/challenge, ask God to focus on you.

You're the one who's God's business. God has no business with whatever problem situation or people causing you distress.

So you, child of God, speak to your Father to help you overcome. To bestow upon you graces the will enable you confront whatever is before you, and get victory.

Righthussle:
How I hate organised religions. My Christain mother always disturbes me about becoming a Christian. I told her I'll practice the religion the day their god reverses the curse he placed on women that makes them experience pain during labour. She said "that's not possible , that means you don't want to be a Christian" and I asked her why. Please can some tell me why that is not possible.

Is the Christain god no longer god ?
Is he no longer powerful ?
Can he not forgive and reverse the curse?
Is the suffering not enough?

Lolz
You can't question God
He does as he pleases . God's mercy kills sometimes

Ps 136:10
To him who struck down the firstborn of Egypt ...His love endures forever.

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hopefulLandlord:
Work hard to make your heart desires come to pass. praying is a futile attempt. there's been no single study that points to prayer being useful. Templeton Foundation (a religious group) ran a study and found out prayers are useless

You would have the same success praying to a milk jug as you do praying to god -- the milk jug sometimes answers your prayer the way you want to, sometimes not and sometimes the answer is delayed. See the problem here? If things turn out the way you want them to, you say it was because you prayed. If not, it's because god knows what's best and you didn't pray for the right thing. Or, if it happens 10 years later you say god answered your prayer, it was just delayed. This is nonsense. You would have the exact same effect doing nothing.

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Indeed, hardwork pays and there is reward in labor: as this Bible verse says:

[Proverbs 14:23] — "There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty."

Infact, the more hardworking a person is, the more his prayers are granted: for even prayers love to favor hardworking people more than those who do no work.

But don't say 'Praying is a futile attempt.' Praying is already a hardworking act, which is never futile to those who pray well. Templeton Foundation may have ran a study that made them conclude prayers are useless. But even that grammar is faulty, for Prayers are basically Petitions, Requests or Proposals. People find these useful, though they are not guaranteed the outcome of these.

Praying to a Jug has nothing in common with praying to God: Praying to a Jug, stone or idol, is both physically foolish and spiritually foolish. But praying to God could sometimes be seen as physically foolish but never spiritually foolish because God is lives and He's able to do all things He wills.

Some Atheists dropped out of the faith because they tried and hold this theory or belief you wrote here against praying to God or even the realities of God.

However, God put principles and laws that naturally make things happen independent of prayers. They come whether one prays or not. The same God to whom we pray, made the creation and all things to run themselves and bring forth outcomes by themselves without Him having to interfere. So even if you don't pray, but work according to the laws and principles of things, you get their favorable outputs.

But we acknowledge God by praying for them to come before they come, and we acknowledge (appreciate) when that which we prayed for comes in to being. By this, we are connecting faith, hope and love, with honor to God because we prefer the realities where a Person (God) is rather the one doing these things for us than the realities where randomness or mere natural occurrences are doing it.

Don't take this to bank, but rather take this to Thanksgiving.

Righthussle:
How I hate organised religions. My Christain mother always disturbes me about becoming a Christian. I told her I'll practice the religion the day their god reverses the curse he placed on women that makes them experience pain during labour. She said "that's not possible , that means you don't want to be a Christian" and I asked her why. Please can some tell me why that is not possible.

Is the Christain god no longer god ?
Is he no longer powerful ?
Can he not forgive and reverse the curse?
Is the suffering not enough?

lmao you think say na curse him place on top women. Mehn, u neither know God nor his word.

Oga go and understand what you are quoting before you start making demands.

You open your mouth talk say na curse, 🤣🤣🤣. no talk am outside o

Righthussle:
How I hate organised religions. My Christain mother always disturbes me about becoming a Christian. I told her I'll practice the religion the day their god reverses the curse he placed on women that makes them experience pain during labour. She said "that's not possible , that means you don't want to be a Christian" and I asked her why. Please can some tell me why that is not possible.

Is the Christain god no longer god ?
Is he no longer powerful ?
Can he not forgive and reverse the curse?
Is the suffering not enough?

The Christian's God have all the Powers to do all things, but that does not mean He does everything just to prove Himself to people. That pain in child bearing was not to prove His Power, but to prove His Word. He said it, and it happened. Woman did not keep God's Word in the Garden, but child-bearing kept God's Word in the Woman to makeup for her in ability to keep God's Word within her.

However, if you understand the message on this Topic about Prayer Partners and Prayer Point, then you need to change your prayer point from "Asking God to remove the pains or sufferings in child-bearing" to rather "Asking God to increase your grace and strength to bear or endure and be delivered."

Pain on this side, but greater degree of joy and fulfilment on the other side, of child-bearing. As it is written,

John 16:21 — "A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world."

For God to remove the pain of children is to reduce the joy and rewards of being a mother, and reduce the value of children because there by then, bearing children would be like the way men release their sperm without feeling pain but pleasure while releasing their semen; and so they have little or no value for their sperms once released.

Please, become the Christian God's used the voice of your mother to call you to be. Your mother went through the pains of child-bearing to bear you, and yet valued you so much that she wanted you to become a Christian and follow the same God that made her feel pains while bearing you.

Likoya:
Bunch of fools.... I'm still waiting for God to answer all the prayers you lots have been prayer for Nigerian for over 60 years now, even the Israelites no suffer reach 60 years before God answer them, so I wonder what is taking Una own so long....Keep deceiving yourselves...Your pastors be giving you people holy water to travel with for protection, but when them want to travel, if convoy of 50 bullet proof cars no follow them, them no go commit for house 😁 just keep decieving yourselves

praying for Nigeria 🤔 what prayers

That the wicked should prosper and enjoy or what, because I do not understand how you want wicked Nigerians to be enjoying when wicked men rule and they celebrate.

If it's prayer for salvation, people are getting saved, if it's prayers for God to save and help his people from the Pharaohs of Nigeria, God dey do am na. Dey Der, people don dey exodus commot 9ja, some don exodus commot d suffering, some still dey cross the "red sea".

Obviously there are fake and false men of God selling water and urine and people are buying, bcus some what they want isn't salvation or God's way but an immediate answer to their desires

hopefulLandlord:
Work hard to make your heart desires come to pass. praying is a futile attempt. there's been no single study that points to prayer being useful. Templeton Foundation (a religious group) ran a study and found out prayers are useless

You would have the same success praying to a milk jug as you do praying to god -- the milk jug sometimes answers your prayer the way you want to, sometimes not and sometimes the answer is delayed. See the problem here? If things turn out the way you want them to, you say it was because you prayed. If not, it's because god knows what's best and you didn't pray for the right thing. Or, if it happens 10 years later you say god answered your prayer, it was just delayed. This is nonsense. You would have the exact same effect doing nothing.

God answers the prayers of the righteous, how many righteous people did they find to conduct their research.

hopefulLandlord:
Work hard to make your heart desires come to pass. praying is a futile attempt. there's been no single study that points to prayer being useful. Templeton Foundation (a religious group) ran a study and found out prayers are useless

You would have the same success praying to a milk jug as you do praying to god -- the milk jug sometimes answers your prayer the way you want to, sometimes not and sometimes the answer is delayed. See the problem here? If things turn out the way you want them to, you say it was because you prayed. If not, it's because god knows what's best and you didn't pray for the right thing. Or, if it happens 10 years later you say god answered your prayer, it was just delayed. This is nonsense. You would have the exact same effect doing nothing.

I BELIEVE IN HARD WORK BUT DON'T UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF THE ALMIGHTY GOD

Likoya:
■ Bunch of fools.... I'm still waiting for God to answer all the prayers you lots have been prayer for Nigerian for over 60 years now, even the Israelites no suffer reach 60 years before God answer them, so I wonder what is taking Una own so long....
■ Keep deceiving yourselves...Your pastors be giving you people holy water to travel with for protection, but when them want to travel, if convoy of 50 bullet proof cars no follow them, them no go commit for house 😁 just keep decieving yourselves

You see, Scripture states that God does not answer the prayers of the unrighteous; the pleas and requests and every petition, praise, offering, work, plea, sacrifice, etc., of the unrighteous are tainted by their sins(disobedience/unholiness) and are hence an abomination to God. So, what is definite is that even your many pleas for the forgiveness of sins are not answered by God given that God made no special exemptions for that kind of plea. No amount of praying can cause God to change His mind regarding that which concerns the unrighteous by the way. So if you are thinking of prescribing more prayers that only means you really don't understand or know God at all.

God, however, openly bragged about how He only answers the prayers of the righteous; He delights in granting them the desires of their heart meaning that they are those who he loves. For this very reason, Jesus Christ urged His followers to seek first the Kingdom of God and God's Righteousness in order that all things— the blessings and rewards of the Kingdom of God(holiness), answers to prayers included—shall be added on to them. And as Jesus Christ explained in His Gospel, the only way to become Holy, and then also Righteous, is by way of continuous submission and obedience to the teachings and commandments of Jesus Christ, god's Truth and Law in the Kingdom of god - John 8 vs 31 - 36 & John 14 vs 15 - 23. Jesus Christ is the only way. Obedience to the Truth of God is the one and only path to righteousness. No amount of praying and other religious rituals can accomplish that.

God deals indirectly with the unrighteous, the same way He deals with the unbelievers including the wicked and the ungrateful and that is by pouring out His mercy and kindness on them daily. So every time as an unrighteous you feel that God has answered your prayer know that at that same moment, or moments before that, God also provided the same mercy or similar to someone else across the world — or maybe just across from you— who does not even believe in God, nor asked God for anything. So, if answers from God are what you seek, then do what Jesus Christ said you should, which is to seek first the Kingdom of God(holiness), and then God's righteousness, in order that all these things —the blessings and rewards of the Kingdom of God(including answers to prayers) can be added to you.

2. As for pastors and mogs deceiving you, well, God warned against men who would come using his name to make claims that are not of Him but people don't genuinely like listening to God as they have to have their egos stand first in pretty much most things.

daniska3yaro:
God is faithful

God is faithful means God will never break or bend His decrees even for the sake of men contrary to what your many pastors and mogs teach you.

■ Prayer partners are a myth where God is concerned. Why? because God said it is a sin for anyone who belongs to Him to pray where anyone can hear or see them praying - Matthew 6 vs 6 - 15
■ Your prayer points hold no value where God is concerned because God said instead that He does not answer any of the Prayers of the unrighteous. So, if you sit in unrighteousness from God expecting Him to answer your prayers, you will sit until death in that state. And no, it is possible to pray yourself righteous. Millions before you have tried and failed to do that — Bend God's Word that is. The only way to righteousness is through obedience to God's teachings and commandments. That is why Jesus Christ urged His followers to seek first The Kingdom of God(Holiness) and God's righteousness, in order that all these things — including answers to prayers— shall be added to them.

hopefulLandlord:
Work hard to make your heart desires come to pass. praying is a futile attempt. there's been no single study that points to prayer being useful. Templeton Foundation (a religious group) ran a study and found out prayers are useless

You would have the same success praying to a milk jug as you do praying to god -- the milk jug sometimes answers your prayer the way you want to, sometimes not and sometimes the answer is delayed. See the problem here? If things turn out the way you want them to, you say it was because you prayed. If not, it's because god knows what's best and you didn't pray for the right thing. Or, if it happens 10 years later you say god answered your prayer, it was just delayed. This is nonsense. You would have the exact same effect doing nothing.

Prayers are not useless..Don't pray amiss, but pray According to the will of GOD and see the results!

I'm a living witness that prayers work!

I pray you encounter GOD in spirit and in truth.

Shalom.

gohf:
■ God answers the prayers of the righteous, how many righteous people did they find to conduct their research.

Have you ever met a single righteous man in all of your walks? I am asking you to be honest.


I ask because most "Nobody is Holy" Christians out there believe, against God, that God in fact answers their prayers in their unholy unrighteousness. Is God a liar?

WRITE ON PRECHER,




TELL THEM LET THEM HEAR.








JESUS IS LORD

WEALTH IS GOOD.

WEALTHYLADYTIME:
WRITE ON PRECHER. TELL THEM LET THEM HEAR. JESUS IS LORD. WEALTH IS GOOD.

The same Jesus Christ that referenced Elijah in His teachings?

Kobojunkie:
Have you ever met a single righteous man in all of your walks? I am asking you to be honest.


I ask because most "Nobody is Holy" Christians out there believe, against God, that God in fact answers their prayers in their unholy unrighteousness. Is God a liar?

God is not a man that He should lie