Kilpatrick Baptist Association

“The Seriousness of Prayer “

(Daniel 9:3-19)

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"So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting and in sackcloth and ashes. I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed: 'Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments, we have sinned and done wrong. We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away from your commands and laws. We have not listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes and our ancestors, and to all the people of the land. Lord, you are righteous, but this day we are covered with shame--the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, both near and far, in all the countries where you have scattered us because of our unfaithfulness to you. We and our kings, our princes and our ancestors are covered with shame, Lord, because we have sinned against you. The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him;" 

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Prayer is our greatest resource, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ prayed. Almighty God is our sure defense and our hope in these days. Here in these scriptures the prophet Daniel is our guide, because Daniel prayed in a time of national calamity, and God heard his prayer. You see Daniel knew and understood the seriousness of prayer. You know what inspired his prayer? The reading of the Word, look at verse 2. In these scriptures we will find 4 things about the seriousness of prayer

 

1. Pray with serious concentration (verse3).

2. Pray with steadfast confidence (verse 4,9), also Mark 11:24.

3. Pray with sincere confession (verses 4-14).

4. Pray with spiritual concern (verse 17-19).

 

 

Pastor Chris Johns Mill Creek Baptist Church