God who does. The Devil is in the supernatural realm, whereas we
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hath overcome the world, even our faith" (1 John 5.4). How, then, can any chains shake their hearts?
(h) He hinders answers to the prayers of the saints (Dan. 10.1213). "Fear not, Daniel; for from the first day that thou didst set thy heart to understand, and to humble thyself before thy God, thy words were heard: and I am come for thy words' sake" (v.12). Even before Daniel's prayer was finished, the answer was already on the way. "But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days" (v.13). This passage shows how Satan tries to block the answer to the prayer of the saints. Was it too hard for Daniel to pray and fast for twenty-one days before he got the answer? Today Satan is still using this delaying tactic to answered prayer in order to make the believer's heart to faint. Let us overcome him by implementing into our lives the word in Luke 18.1: that we "ought always to pray, and not to faint." Let us hold on to our request, and if we do, we shall indeed overcome. Some may think if we pray in faith, then to pray once is sufficient. Though in certain instances this is true, it is also true in other instances that we need greater faith to pray without fainting. We should know that as we pray, the answer has already come from God's throne. Yet at that very moment there arises great conflict in the spiritual realm. We ought to persevere in prayer, asking God to "destroy the works of the devil." And thus shall our prayer hit the mark. We maintain an attitude of not quitting before we have the answer. Though the Foe attempts to hinder, heavenly angels will fight for us.
Four—How to Overcome the Tempter
"He that overcometh shall inherit these things" (Rev. 21.7).
1. We ought to know that it is not we who fight the Devil but it is God who does. The Devil is in the supernatural realm, whereas we dwell in the natural world. Our warfare is not against flesh and blood, but against the world-rulers of this darkness. So that for the