TEACHER: Ken Hicks
SCRIPTURES: Daniel 9:1-19
BOTTOM LINE: Daniel’s Broken Hearted Prayer for the “Desolate” Church
QUESTION: With All the Similarities We See Between the Israelites in Babylon, and the Church of Today, HOW DO WE PRAY?
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When it comes to our PRAYER LIFE, as Christians, most of us honestly so often feel like we don’t pray enough. In fact, I’ve yet to meet a follower of Jesus who is completely satisfied w/ her/her prayer life.
Daniel 9 is literally a Prayer of Daniel … in fact … some theologians refer to this Prayer as The Model Prayer of the OT.
I believe God will never give up on his people, and He will get His global purpose done … even if He has to use a remnant to do it!
But so much of the Christian Movement today seems to be struggling, and honestly, what looks like a reflection of …
- Disunity
- Dishonor
- Disobedience
… all in the name of Christ. Some have even referred to The Church as appearing Desolate … in terms of the people in it surrendering our life to Christ, and our willingness to walk thru life even somewhat close to what we see Daniel praying for here.
- The People are Captive to Godless Forces
- The People are Guilty and Ashamed
- The People were a Byword Among the Nations
APPLICATION:
How do we Pray? And this is the part where I think we find Hope … we find this incredible Model we can follow … and something practical we can begin to integrate in our lives.
- Start With God’s Word (Scripture).
- Confess Our Sin.
- Remember Past Experiences of Mercy & Grace.
- Appeal to God’s Zeal for the Glory of His Own Name