Daniel 11

My prayers are for peace, power, prosperity, and revelation to be experienced daily.   I ask God to enable you to embrace life fully and move into the next phase of His plan for you.  That divine encounter will lead you deeper into the kingdom realm.  That joy will overflow your heart, and your eyes will see the miraculous and live the kingdom’s manifestation in a greater measure.  God’s plan and purpose is to free us from the torment of earthly cares.

As I read, prayed, and meditated on the Word, something from Daniel 11 gripped my heart.   Daniel 11 and the first part of 12 speak of the Antichrist and the rapture of God’s people going home. 

But that is not what gripped my heart.   Daniel 11:24 reveals something that transcends this time in the Last Days and speaks to any time.  In a time of tranquility (ease & calm), he will enter the richest parts of the realm…”  When we are at ease, we often let down our guard, and through subtlety, the enemy comes sneakily to capture and deceive.

He comes to the richest part or most treasured part or the part with the greatest potential and seeks to subvert God’s purpose and divert our attention.  We let down our guard in ease, success, productivity, and prosperity.  In difficulty, we tend to pray with focus and purpose.  In trouble, we either restore our confidence and focus on God or embrace “woe me.”

In tranquility, we forget about the enemy.  The most dangerous time spiritually is when we are at ease.  That is why we must always focus on God.  He must be kept in the forefront of our minds and hearts.

We are more than conquerors but easily defeated if we fail to be vigilant, armed, and equipped.

In times of ease, we tend to focus on ourselves. If we let down our guard and an attack comes, we panic. To avoid panic, we must remain vigilant in difficulty and in ease. Ease is for rest and refueling for the war, not to become idle.

Beware, your adversary, the devil, is a sneaky snake.  Resist him by focusing on God.  Give him no opportunity.   Our hearts will be filled with something.   It will be God or self.  Life is not about us. It is about the kingdom.  Nothing stays the same, and we move from one phase to the next.  Life is day by day, and each new day is to be lived to the fullest.  What we focus on consumes us, equipping us or opening us to deception.

Be victorious.  Be joyous.  Be focused.   It is your heritage!  May today’s victory be extravagant, and your peace be powerful!