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Daniel's Heart
Jay Atkinson
October 25, 2002

The power of intercession that comes from the heart of Daniel led the children of Israel out of the Babylonian Captivity and into restoration. Since that is what many of us are led to do in our ministries, we should listen. Israel and Judah were taken captive because they disobeyed the Lord and Daniel's heart went straight to where we should be - for the people. Well here we are, it's time to get busy.

But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivers; for a spoil, and none says, Restore. Who among you will give ear to this? Who will hearken and hear for the time to come? Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? Did not the LORD, he against whom we have sinned? For they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law. Isaiah 42:22-24.

Daniel's heart was poured out in love for his people and worship for his God. Daniel understood, he prayed for the people, he fasted; he confessed his sins, he took the sins of the people to the Lord and asked for deliverance.

Although we all need to be delivered, many have Daniel's heart already. It is only by God's grace that we can stand with one voice and worship together. Love at the center, we leave the bickering, false authority and confusion behind. Out of Babylon, we are restoring. Many others will find the path in Jesus.

We start by being led by the Spirit and not giving in to fleshy leadership, others or ours. We are approaching the time when the wealth will pass through the righteous; we need to be ready. It is by His example that we are to cast the moneychangers out of the temple. We must therefore restore. We must stand united. We must bring about revival. We need to bring ourselves into that pure love and oneness of spirit that will signal the time for Jesus to come. Getting ready is not an option for us; it is the whole thing. Jesus tarries because we tarry and a curse then pollutes the land. If we suffer for doing right, we persevere, revival comes strongest out of the midst of apostasy and opposition. We are able to cast out demons in Jesus' name and He has told us to go.

Are we ready for Daniel's heart? His devotion to his people? His intercession? Let's just call upon the name of the Lord. Is it as easy as that? It is - if we just do it. We are called to this, are we not? One spirit. One voice. One Lord. One worship. We have His promise that He will pour out His spirit upon all flesh if we do. So let's do it, today and commit for every day without ceasing. Stretch out our hands and do everything in the name of the Lord.

And the whole world will hear of our exploits as holiness unto the Lord.

Hallelujah.

Permission by Jay Atkinson
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