Two-Minute Manna

As we take our final look at Daniel’s petition, we see perspective from prayer. Daniel was praying concerning the seventy year captivity. But God sent Gabriel with a message that dealt with something much vaster - the entire history of the Jewish people prophetically.

This frequently happens in prayer. We come, concerned about a particular matter, but as we spend time in prayer, God shows us other things and ministers to us so deeply and intimately that we leave with an entirely different perspective. That’s why prayer is so important. Daniel went his way blown away by what he learned in the place of prayer.

Daniel’s entire prayer takes less than three minutes to read. Granted, Daniel was fasting. It’s a given that he was intense with sackcloth and ashes. But I would encourage you to not think that, in order to receive revelation from the Lord and be impacted by Him, you need to pray for three hours.

The problem is, Satan comes to us and says, “All you have is five minutes? You really think God is going to meet you in five minutes?” So we commit to pray for an hour. But the hour never comes, or the alarm doesn’t go off, or we drift off. Therefore, I encourage you to commit to praying even five minutes. Set your face. Bow your knee. Approach God on the basis of His mercy - and watch how you will leave that place a changed individual.