PRAYER FOR A NATION
Daniel 9:4-5
"And I [Daniel] prayed to the LORD my God, and made confession, and said, 'O LORD, great and awesome God, who keeps His covenants and mercy with those who love Him, and with those who keep His commandments, we have sinned and committed iniquity, we have done wickedly and rebelled, even by departing from Your precepts and Your judgments.' "
Daniel saw the state of his people, and understood that the reason Jerusalem lay desolate and the nation was in captivity was because they had turned away from God. So he appealed to God for deliverance, based upon God's mercy and confession of sin. This echoes II Chronicles 7:14: If we humbly seek God and turn from our evil ways, He will hear and answer. O God, hear our prayers for America. We have forsaken You and Your precepts. Have mercy on our nation and deliver us.
TODAY'S THOUGHT: God is merciful and hears the prayers of His people when they confess their
sins.
Have a humble day before God. Love you.
Daniel 9:4-5
"And I [Daniel] prayed to the LORD my God, and made confession, and said, 'O LORD, great and awesome God, who keeps His covenants and mercy with those who love Him, and with those who keep His commandments, we have sinned and committed iniquity, we have done wickedly and rebelled, even by departing from Your precepts and Your judgments.' "
Daniel saw the state of his people, and understood that the reason Jerusalem lay desolate and the nation was in captivity was because they had turned away from God. So he appealed to God for deliverance, based upon God's mercy and confession of sin. This echoes II Chronicles 7:14: If we humbly seek God and turn from our evil ways, He will hear and answer. O God, hear our prayers for America. We have forsaken You and Your precepts. Have mercy on our nation and deliver us.
TODAY'S THOUGHT: God is merciful and hears the prayers of His people when they confess their
sins.
Have a humble day before God. Love you.
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