January 12: Daniel 9:1-19
The Plea for mercy and grace (verses (16-19)
The earnestness and sincerity of the plea are apparent in this appeal to God for mercy and grace. The concern is not only for the people but also for God’s glory and honor (for the LORD’s sake) (v. 17), for His great mercies (v. 18), and for the city and people called by His name (v. 19)). Have you made your plea, focusing on God and His glory?
According to your righteous acts…God is both righteous to execute judgment and to keep His promise of mercy.
“To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. In you, O LORD, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me!”
(Psalm 31:1, ESV)
“A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O LORD; give ear to my pleas for mercy! In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness!”
(Psalm 143:1, ESV)
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
(1John 1:9, ESV)
APPLICATION
- Plead with God to act in His righteousness.
- Plead with God to convict of sin for His name’s sake.
- Plead with God to forgive for His mercy’s sake.
- Pray that we, being cleansed, may once again glorify God through our lives, through our churches, in our land.
The greatest miracle that God can do today is to take an unholy man out of an unholy world and make him holy, then put him back into that unholy world and keep him holy in it.
— Leonard Ravenhill
PRAYER
Pray the Lord’s Prayer with conviction. Use it as your model for prayer.
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