Shining to the Final Word | Thriving in Babylon

September 27th, 2026

43 mins 45 secs

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Shining to the Final Word | Thriving in Babylon

What happens when you pray and the answer doesn’t come right away?

Daniel 10 tells us that Daniel prayed for 21 days before receiving an answer. But the delay didn’t mean God hadn’t heard him. Behind what Daniel could see was a spiritual battle he knew nothing about. Shining to the Final Word

As Daniel 10–12 unfolds, we get a glimpse of that unseen battle, a reminder that Daniel is greatly loved by God, and a look toward resurrection and eternity.

Daniel doesn’t understand everything God shows him. His response gives us a model for our own lives. We don’t have to figure out every detail before we trust God. We can pray, remember who we are in Christ, invest our lives in what lasts, and keep moving faithfully toward the finish.

Shining to the Final Word closes our journey through Daniel with a reminder that the same God who carried Daniel through Babylon can be trusted with our lives too.

Key Insights:

  1. Keep praying when the answer seems delayed.
  2. Remember that not every battle is merely about what you can see.
  3. Let your identity rest somewhere circumstances cannot reach.
  4. Invest more of your life in what will outlast your life.
  5. Faithfulness doesn’t require having everything figured out.

Scripture Focus: Daniel 10

Speaker: Matt Petty
Series: Thriving in Babylon
Location: Burnt Hickory Baptist Church

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