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O my God, incline Your ear and listen to! Open Your eyes and see our desolations and the town which known as by Your title; for we aren’t presenting our supplications earlier than You on account of any deserves of our personal, however on account of Your nice compassion.
Daniel 9:18 (NASB)
In my latest readings, I used to be tremendously touched by the solemnity and humility of Daniel’s prayer in Daniel 9. it’s clear from the start that he’s coming most humbly earlier than Almighty God to hunt mercy for Israel and himself. As a nation Israel had rebelled in opposition to God, and punished for it by Him by way of the hand of the Babylonians. The land was desolate, and the folks had been exiled. They had been a proud and idolatrous folks, and now they had been humbled of their poverty. Within the first phrase of right now’s verse Daniel beseeches God, “incline Your ear and listen to! Open Your eyes and see…” Daniel is in search of the eye of a God who has turned away; He doesn’t hear or see those that have abandoned Him – His ear is turned away, His eyes are shut.
O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and take motion! For Your personal sake, O my God, don’t delay, as a result of Your metropolis and Your individuals are known as by Your title.”
Daniel 9:19
The prayer of Daniel is introduced within the humblest means; they don’t have anything that they’ll provide to God – they know the ache of poverty, bodily and spiritually. That is actually a prayer in search of mercy from the Almighty. The desperation of Daniel and his folks is additional seen within the opening phrases of the following verse; “O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and take motion! For Your personal sake…” Be aware of three “O Lords” and the three steps of their redemption that’s sought – the Lord to listen to, to forgive, to take motion.
Expensive Reader, I encourage you to learn Daniel’s prayer on this chapter – I pray that it’s going to contact you because it did me. The purpose that struck me was that the God of Daniel is our God right now – He’s the one God! We will come humbly earlier than Him as Daniel did, but as adopted kids Jesus Christ God’s solely Son – our Saviour and Lord. Similar to Daniel, we now have nothing to supply besides our petitions as we kneel earlier than Him. He heard and answered Daniel; He’ll do the identical for us right now.
Expensive Father God, I kneel earlier than Your throne right now in search of Your presence. Hear my petitions and see the wants surrounding me – I give up all to You, in search of Your mercy. Glorify Your title earlier than males by the works of Your compassion right now. AMEN.
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