YOUR DAILY ENCOUNTER
15TH JANUARY 2025
DAY 14 THEME: WRESTLING THE ENEMY
Verse of the day: "The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No,
he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to
repent" (2 Peter 3:9 NLT).
You’re now completing your second week of prayers for the Daniel Fast. The enemy doesn’t fear
you going to church but he does fear you when you hit your knees. When the angel Gabriel came
to David to strengthen him and answer his prayers he told him that his prayer was heard the FIRST
DAY but he was engaged in spiritual warfare to get to him. You may not see the answers to your
prayers right away, but rest in the knowledge that God is working all things for your ultimate good.
Jesus, the Word declares that we don’t wrestle against flesh and blood, or people, we are really
wrestling, or fighting, with the enemy of our souls. The Word of God is our Sword, we fight, we
win, by declaring Your Word. Because You have overcome the world, we can do the same when
we humble ourselves in prayer and fasting. No weapon formed against me shall prosper! You fight
for me, and I have read the back of The Book…we win! Thank You for victory today, remind me
throughout the day that the battle belongs to You and You are more than victorious, Conquering
King! I love and appreciate You today, Lord, and every day for all that You have given me to live
an overcoming life. In Your Name, Amen.
More verses on wait
"In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait
expectantly" (Ps. 5:3).
"The Lord longs to be gracious to you; therefore, he will rise up to show you compassion. For the
Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!" (Is. 30:18).
"Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him" (Ps. 62:5 NLT)
"For since the world began, no ear has heard and no eye has seen a God like you, who works for
those who wait for him" (Is. 64:4 NLT)
"Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes" (Ps.37:7)
"Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord" (Ps. 27:14
NLT)
"As for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me" (Micah
7:7).
"The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him” (Lam. 3:25 ESV).