Daniel 9 - Pray for the nation and people
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I, Daniel, understood from the Scriptures, according to the word of the LORD given to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years. So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes.
I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed: Daniel 9:2-4
I look at this example of Daniel and see a man to emulate. He's studying the scriptures, understands something bad is going to happen and passionately prays/intercedes for the nation. A life spent in studying the word and prayer is a life well lived.
Charles Spurgeon says of Daniel's actions, "A TRUE-HEARTED Believer does not live for himself. Where there is abundance of Grace and great strength of mind in the service of God, there is sure to be a spirit of unselfishness. It was so with Daniel, who was a model man in the matter of decision of character and a holy, believing walk before the Lord."
Join me in reading Daniel 9 and be encouraged!
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