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Informed
- Daniel 9:2 Daniel understands the judgment of God by what Jeremiah wrote seventy years before in Jeremiah 29:1, 10.
- Uninformed praying
- The reality of our prayers is that many of them aren’t answered because they can be contrary to what God is doing.
- James 4:3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
- Luke 18:9-14 And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: 10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. 12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. 13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. 14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
- What is the will of God? Lord, heal me or hurt me, but may Jesus Christ get glory out of my life!
Humble
- Daniel spends the next 13 verses confessing and accepting the current condition of he and his people because of their disregard of the LORD.
- Contrite spirit and contrite in body as well
- fasting
- sackcloth like burlap
- Ashes
- Get honest before God!
- Culture of prayer and a habit of calling upon the LORD.
- House of prayer to all people
Purposeful
- Lord, for your sake
- vs 17 for the Lord’s sake
- vs 18 for thy great mercies
- vs 19 for thine own sake
- vs 19 thy city, thy people, call by thy name
- Lord, I don’t bring anything to the table here. There is no reason for you to bless me or answer this prayer or even hear me, but Lord for THY SAKE. But Lord, IN JESUS NAME, please
- In Jesus name – seen as an incantation “in Jesus name” but it is not a magic spell that summons God
- It means for his sake. Lord I don’t have a good reason to expect an answer to this, but to say that it affects your name and things that are associated with you.
- In my name…John 14:13-14
