Also in the book of Daniel, we find three instances where angels were sent down from heaven with answers to the prayer of saints ;Daniel 10:12-14.
God responded to all Daniel's prayers by dispatching angels to go and deliver the answers. But though angels excel in strength, they are limited in power. There is no omnipotent angel, God is the only omnipotent being.
Whereas angels attend to prayer, God personally attends to praise (Psalm. 22:3). Every prayer requires some form of angelic intervention for the answer to be delivered. Prayers are made to God, but the answers are passed down through angels.
Praise is superior to prayer. How do I know? Whereas angels attend to prayers, God personally attends to praises; and that makes the difference. When God attends to anything, you can be sure of who wins. Every time God rises in your favour, the victory is won. Praise is what makes God rise from His holy habitation; it is what triggers off the intervention of the Omnipotent God. And when God steps in, every devil bows out.Psalm 68:1-2.
Remember the story of Paul and Silas in prison in Acts 16? They were bound and thrust into the inner prison. But verse 25 says:
And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
Paul and Silas prayed, but the angel probably wasn't getting across. Paul must have said to Silas, "Let's change our style." So they switched over to singing praises; and the Almighty, who no prince of Persia can withstand, stepped into the prison. See what happened next:
And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed. Acts 16:26
When they switched to praise, God came down in person! How do I know? The Bible records that there was a great earthquake; and Psalm 114:7 says, "Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob." God stepped in in person, and " immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed." Paul and Silas walked out of the prison in dignity and the case was closed!
An angel can be waylaid, stranded or stopped on the way, but who can stop the Almighty? There is a continuous conflict in the heavenlies, between God's angels and Satan's angels. That is why angels can be stopped. But God can't be stopped. No force can stand in His way. That is why nothing can stand the power coming forth from your praises.
Now, what is that problem, issue, cross-road, and frustrating condition facing you right now? You don't have to die in that prison house. Calculate an "earthquake", that will bring an everlasting breakthrough your way!Praise is God's hotline anytime! You can pray amiss, but you can never praise amiss!
We have too many prayer warriors, it is time to raise praise warriors! You have prayed and fasted enough. Now discover the power in praise, because when you are full of praises, you have more victories.
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