For the next few days let\u2019s look at some reasons why our prayers aren\u2019t answered. <\/p>\n
First,<\/i> fallen angelic powers. For three weeks Daniel prayed and got no answer. Why? Because an evil force in the spiritual realm, \u2018the Prince of Persia\u2019<\/i>, blocked it (see\u00a0Daniel\u00a010:13). So God assigned Michael, one of the archangels, to do battle with him. Twenty-one days later the struggle ended, and Daniel got his answer. <\/p>\n
Paul says, \u2018We are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world\u2026 against evil spirits in the heavenly places.\u2019<\/i> (Ephesians\u00a06:12\u00a0NLT<\/sup>) How powerful is the devil? Powerful enough to deceive you (see 2\u00a0Corinthians\u00a04:4). Powerful enough to bring sickness (see\u00a0Job\u00a02:7). Powerful enough to oppose the righteous (see\u00a0Zechariah\u00a03:1). Powerful enough to devour you (see 1\u00a0Peter\u00a05:8). <\/p>\n You ask, \u2018What can I do to overcome him?\u2019 After telling us we\u2019re fighting against the forces of the unseen world, Paul says, \u2018Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers.\u2019<\/i> (Ephesians\u00a06:18\u00a0NLT<\/sup>) The Christ who lives within you is stronger than the enemy you face. Jesus said, \u2018When a strong man [like Satan] is fully armed and guards his palace, his possessions are safe\u2014until someone even stronger attacks and overpowers him.\u2019<\/i> (Luke\u00a011:21\u201322\u00a0NLT<\/sup>) Satan is strong, but Jesus is \u2018even stronger\u2019. <\/p>\n John records: \u2018The accuser of our brothers and sisters has been thrown down to earth\u2014the one who accuses them before our God day and night. And they have defeated him by the Blood of the Lamb and by their testimony.\u2019<\/i> (Revelation\u00a012:10\u201311\u00a0NLT<\/sup>) Aren\u2019t you glad?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For the next few days let\u2019s look at some reasons why our prayers aren\u2019t answered. First, fallen angelic powers. For three weeks Daniel prayed and got no answer. Why? Because an evil force in the spiritual realm, \u2018the Prince of Persia\u2019, blocked it (see\u00a0Daniel\u00a010:13). So God assigned Michael, one of the archangels, to do battle […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1479"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1479"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1479\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}