Thoughts for another day

March 21, 2013.

Today's verse: Daniel 9:19. O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name. (KJV)

(Pls. read the above before you read further.  Thanks)

Two things in this reflection that should touch your hearts as you read the Scripture today, wherein you will find a heart-felt pleading by Daniel, a prophet of God whereby he asks God to forgive and help Israel.

One, in prayer, Daniel implores God telling the Almighty that he’s asking not because the Israelites are righteous or anything like that but because of God’s great mercy; this is there in the previous verse to our Scripture.  This is an important aspect of praying to God, for we tell Him that we don’t deserve anything from Him for we’re such stupid creatures, offending Him continuously.  But, we implore Him because we know He loves us and His mercy which flows like an ocean, never ending, is always with us.  When we ‘remind’ God of this, he works for us and does great wonders in our lives. These wonders may not mean wealth, fame or standing, but simply peaceful and full lives.

Two, Daniel reminds God that the city and the people are His and are called by His Name.  How much more today; for we Christians bear the name of Christ.  How much more will His Grace flow to us for we carry His Name to the nations and reveal Him to them?  How much more will God the Father work for us for having accepted His Son, whereby we honor Him and His holy will.  The Name of Christ is all we need to be secure before God and the prayer that Daniel made can be repeated oft before God for it pleases Him when we call ourselves Christian and place our needs before Him.  We must always remember that we’re sinners and in need of God’s mercy and we accept the blood of His Lamb, Jesus, to wash away our sins.  It’s such a glorious sight for a man to come before God covered in the blood of the Lamb, which is what happens when we believe Jesus to be His Son and the Savior of the world.  Therefore, in steadfast confidence we stand, imploring God to do away with our difficulties for we His people, the sheep of His flock, bear the Name of His Most beloved Son.