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an answer went out

Daniel 9:20-23 (JDV)

Daniel 9:20 While I was speaking, praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my petition before Yahveh my God concerning the holy mountain of my God –
Daniel 9:21 while I was praying, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the first vision, reached me in my extreme weariness, about the time of the evening offering.
Daniel 9:22 He gave me this explanation: “Daniel, I’ve come now to give you understanding.
Daniel 9:23 At the beginning of your petitions an answer went out, and I have come to give it, because you are treasured by God. So consider the message and understand the vision:

an answer went out

An answer to Daniel’s prayer had gone out as soon as he started praying, but he did not receive that answer until later. We often don’t know why there is a delay in God answering our cries for help. But more often than not, it takes a while before we see the answers we seek. Our God is teaching us to trust him.

Our Father in heaven has demonstrated patient love by not immediately administering justice and pouring out his wrath on us. He is looking for children who will demonstrate this same patient love in our prayer lives. Daniel demonstrated this trait. By the time Gabriel visited him, he had become extremely weary. But he was still praying.