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Lesson Title: The Ministry of the Saints – It’s About Alignment

Date: May 18, 2025

Text: Daniel 10:12

Supporting Text: Habakkuk 2:14 – “For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord…”

THE KINGDOM OF DARKNESS AND THE HIGH PLACES

Satan attempts to block the will of God in the earth by establishing structures in the spiritual atmosphere (regions, cities, nations).

Hebraic Cosmology – Three Heavens:

First Heaven: Sky

Second Heaven: Spiritual warfare realm (Daniel 10:13; Ephesians 6:12)

Third Heaven: God’s dwelling place (2 Corinthians 12:2)

Satan repositions himself between God’s voice and man—resisting divine release.

THE BATTLE FOR UNDERSTANDING

Daniel 10:12 – “From the first day that you set your heart to understand…”

“Set your heart to understand” = le’havin al-libekha

Le’havin = Understand, discern

Al-libekha = Upon your heart

Literally: “From the first day you gave your heart to discern...”

Hebrew Root:(bin) – Spiritual understanding, perception, decoding from God’s perspective.

Not intellectual—revelatory impartation.

WHY THE ENEMY BLOCKED DANIEL'S UNDERSTANDING

Daniel’s understanding was for:

Nations (Israel & Persia)

Generations (prophetic timelines)

Kingdom movement (restoration & alignment)

If Daniel received revelation, he could:

Prophesy accurately

Intercede with precision

Mobilize people

Position kings

This was strategic intelligence—so hell resisted it.

THE KINGDOM OF DARKNESS BLOCKS UNDERSTANDING BECAUSE:

Revelation births responsibility

Understanding leads to authority

Discernment produces movement

“When the children of the Kingdom receive divine understanding, they become catalysts—able to build, direct, and shift territory.”

Catalyst = Change agent; transforms without being transformed.

Don’t adapt to culture—shift it.

Don’t just attend church—build and advance.

Carry atmosphere-shaping authority.

Ephesians 1:17 – Paul prays for wisdom and revelation to open our understanding.

Hebrew “bin” = Spiritual sight that produces Kingdom action.

The enemy doesn’t war over your passion—he wars over your perception.

WHERE HAS THE CHURCH FAILED?

We Produced a Passionate Church, Not a Perceiving One.

Taught people how to shout, not how to see.

Emphasized emotion over revelation—empowered zeal without strategy.

1. Inspiration Over Revelation

Moments, not movement.

Feeling better, not seeing clearer.

Preached to excite, not to equip.

2. Religious Performance Over Spiritual Intelligence

Skilled in services, weak in strategy.

Raised church-goers, not kingdom agents.

3. We Did Not Build Apostolically

Centered on personalities, not blueprints.

Gathering, not governing.

Trained consumers, not sons.

UNDERSTANDING TRIGGERS WARFARE

Daniel's angel was delayed not because of passion, but because the enemy resisted revelation.

Revelation = elevation into governmental influence.

RECEIVING THE WORD ACTIVATES SONSHIP

John 1:12 – “To as many as received Him… He gave power (exousia) to become sons of God.”

“Sons” – huios = Mature sons

Bear Father’s name

Manage Father’s estate

Enforce Father’s rule

Receiving the Word = Jurisdiction, not just salvation

The enemy fights not just the Logos, but the Rhema—because revelation received = authority activated.

THE MYSTERIES OF THE KINGDOM

Matthew 13:11 – “It has been given to you to know the mysteries...”

Children of the Kingdom = Heirs with kingdom DNA

“Given” does not equal “Understood” — Access still requires:

Spiritual posture

Right heart condition

Divine revelation

NOTE: IT’S GOT TO BE RECEIVED!

Greek: lambano – To take hold of with intention and purpose.

REVELATION DEMANDS RESPONSE

Deuteronomy 29:29 – “...the things revealed belong to us… that we may do...”

Hebrew: עָשָׂה (asah) – To do, produce, accomplish

Breakdown:

ע (Ayin) – Eye, perception

ש (Shin) – Fire, transformation

ה (Hey) – Breath, expression

We don’t just receive the Word—we become it.

ALIGNMENT IS THE KEY

Alignment = Positioning ourselves in God's plan so His will is fulfilled in the earth.

Hebrews 4:3 – Everything is already finished.

Matthew 6:10 – “Your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.”

We’re not trying to get heaven to move—heaven is waiting on us to align.

ALIGNMENT BRINGS MANIFESTATION

Romans 8:19 – “Creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God.”

“Sons” (huios) = Mature inheritors, trained to rule

Creation groans for:

Justice

Order

Territory reclaimed

Systems healed

Creation isn’t waiting on church services—it’s waiting on governing sons.

KNOW YOUR MEASURE

2 Corinthians 10:13 – “…within the limits of the sphere which God appointed us…”

“Sphere” (kanon):

Measured assignment

Region of responsibility

Jurisdiction of authority

Paul didn’t just talk about pulling down strongholds—he meant overthrowing regional systems.

DECLARATION

“I receive divine understanding. I am a catalyst for the Kingdom. I carry the grace to build, the wisdom to direct, and the authority to shift every territory God assigns to me. I am not a wanderer—I am a son. I legislate in the Spirit. I walk in divine intelligence. And through me, the Kingdom of God advances.”