I am using the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading. Later this month it will be my wife’s and my 16th anniversary. To celebrate this event I have decided to wish my wife Happy Anniversary for 16 days.
Thank you for being my wife.
Today, I am reading and commenting on Daniel 9-10.
While studying scripture, Daniel discovered that God had promised to restore Jerusalem after 70 years of exile for the Jewish people. He realized that those 70 years were almost up. However, rather than just rejoice that the 70 years of exile were almost over, Daniel mourned the sins which had led to the exile in the first place. He went to God in prayer and fasting to request that God forgive the Israelite people for their sins and the sins of their ancestors. Further, when Daniel requested that God act, he did not claim any right on his behalf, or on behalf of the Jewish people to that action, not even on the basis of God’s prophecy. Instead, Daniel asked God to act for His own sake, for the sake of His reputation. Our prayers and actions should be similar. We should ask God to act, and we should act, so as to cause people to praise God.