Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Tues Devo: Restore my roar, Part 5

Hello - This is the final installment from Daniel for now from me.
The latter part of the book is Daniel with many visions and dreams about the future. God used him to tell us a lot of what was to come. But what really struck me was in Daniel 9:2-6 (and past that – but this is the main part)
“in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, observed in the books the number of the years which was revealed as the word of the Lord to Jeremiah the prophet for the completion of the desolations of Jerusalem, namely, seventy years. So I gave my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth and ashes. I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed and said, “Alas, O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and lovingkindness for those who love Him and keep His commandments, we have sinned, committed iniquity, acted wickedly and rebelled, even turning aside from Your commandments and ordinances. Moreover, we have not listened to Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings, our princes, our fathers and all the people of the land.” (NASB)

Daniel saw the relationship gap – through sin. He took this seriously, very seriously. He didn’t blame – he referred to “we” and took ownership. He confessed this sin – but not quickly, in detail and with the seriousness that it deserved.

Do you want your roar restored? Take sin seriously, take the time to confess it to God and take ownership of your actions. These actions are not a disqualifier – but dealing with them as promptly as possible and with the gravity that they truly bring, puts you in the position to restore that fellowship with God where power and wisdom come from.

Have a blessed day,


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