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This is to me is one of the most powerful reflections of one who has an understanding of our condition, but knowledge in who to present our plea to and why. Doing so by presenting our supplications to God not because of any righteousness on our part, but HIS GREAT MERCIES!!! Amazingly so, we can believe that through Christ Jesus we are saved!!!
"O my God, incline Your ear and hear; open Your eyes and see our desolations, and the city which is called by Your name; for we do not present our supplications before You because of our righteous deeds, but because of Your great mercies. Daniel 9:18
There's something about being a father that brings out the giving spirit in a man. Whether or not his children "deserve" it, his desire to give to them remains. That's because he loves his kids, and the nature of love is to give, even when the recipient isn't necessarily worthy of the gifts and hasn't done anything to earn them.
The prophet Daniel understood this part of God's fatherly character, and that's why he acknowledged that his people could come to the Lord requesting His favor because He is a loving, merciful God and not because of any kind of righteousness or merit on their parts. God loves, and therefore He gives. That's jut His nature.
This is, in some ways, the very definition of humility before God. It's knowing that, in and of yourself, you have nothing to offer God but your empty, outstretched hand, waiting to receive what you know you don't deserve but what God, your loving heavenly Father, deeply desires to give you.
Prayer: Father, thank You that the favor You so generously pour out on me has nothing to do with my performance of worthiness and everything to do with who You are.
"O my God, incline Your ear and hear; open Your eyes and see our desolations, and the city which is called by Your name; for we do not present our supplications before You because of our righteous deeds, but because of Your great mercies. Daniel 9:18
There's something about being a father that brings out the giving spirit in a man. Whether or not his children "deserve" it, his desire to give to them remains. That's because he loves his kids, and the nature of love is to give, even when the recipient isn't necessarily worthy of the gifts and hasn't done anything to earn them.
The prophet Daniel understood this part of God's fatherly character, and that's why he acknowledged that his people could come to the Lord requesting His favor because He is a loving, merciful God and not because of any kind of righteousness or merit on their parts. God loves, and therefore He gives. That's jut His nature.
This is, in some ways, the very definition of humility before God. It's knowing that, in and of yourself, you have nothing to offer God but your empty, outstretched hand, waiting to receive what you know you don't deserve but what God, your loving heavenly Father, deeply desires to give you.
Prayer: Father, thank You that the favor You so generously pour out on me has nothing to do with my performance of worthiness and everything to do with who You are.
