Daniel's prayer

Daniel's prayer The Lord did not hesitate to bring the disaster on us, for the Lord our God is righteous in everything he does; yet we have not obeyed him" Daniel 9:14. "...yet we have not obeyed him." This is the crux of the matter. In spite of all the turmoil, in spite of all the distress, in spite of all the favor we received where punishment was our due, yet we have not obeyed. I reference a recent post I saw where Charlie Brown is having a conversation with Snoopy. To paraphrase, it says we are waiting for God to heal our land while he is still waiting for us to humble ourselves and turn … Disaster is a signal all is not well and should act as a prompt for us to seek God. Remember, God is our "parent" we are taught to approach him as Father whenever we pray. We don't reward our children for disobedience or celebrate them when they do things detrimental to both themselves and our family. In fact, even if as parents we would choose to turn a blind eye, actions bring their own consequences. Though God loves us with all his being, he cannot excuse sin. But there is hope. Look at the time Daniel started his 21 days of fasting and prayer. It was already a year into what would be 70 years of exile. He did not think to himself, oh well we are already Nebuchadnezzar's captives, Jerusalem is ruined, what's the point? No. He lived his faith, he fasted, and he prayed sincerely to the one God whom he knew was still able to help. What a great reminder to us that it is never too late for God to move. Next week as we continue, we will just how God answered Daniel. Photo credit Dee Kamp .