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It is just way too tempting to skip right to the prophecies
in this chapter. There’s something else
I didn’t want to miss.
Daniel was reading
the Scriptures when he remembered
the 70 years of exile provision in Jeremiah.
In the same way, we must spend
time in Scripture or we will miss
what God is saying to us in and
through it.
Daniel prepared for
prayer as well. He put on rough
cloth, sat in ashes, and fasted, showing repentance. And he first confessed NATIONAL sin. He then magnified the traits and character of
God which shine forth despite our
sins. He agreed with God that He was right
to punish Israel. He admitted that the
sin was ongoing. It hadn’t stopped.
Only then did he entreat God for help, using words like
this: “Hear … Listen … Pay attention … Open Your eyes and see. We
do not ask because we are good. We ask
because of Your mercy.” That’s
when Gabriel arrived to deliver God’s holy timetable.
Father God, help me
to balance my study of Your Word with prayer time. Remind me of what Daniel did. Gabriel told Daniel that he was sent with
answers “because God loved Daniel very
much,” and I want the same. Please
direct me and stoke up my prayer life. I
want to hear from You and see Your faithfulness as You respond.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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