A Prayer For America
July 13, 2016 Save Article"
Daniel 9:1-8
(Program 2311DVD, Airing on 9-19 & 9-26)
- INTRODUCTION
- Prayer is our greatest resource.
- God is our sure defense and our hope.
- God does bring judgment upon sin.
- Only believing, repenting prayer can hold back the floodtides of judgment and sin and release the cleansing power of the Lord Jesus upon our personal lives and our nation.
- WE ARE TO PRAY WITH SERIOUS CONCENTRATION (Daniel 9:3)
- Prayer and fasting is the order of the day.
- Daniel 9:3
- Matthew 6:5
- Matthew 6:16
- What is fasting?
- Fasting is going without food and/or water and other pleasures for a spiritual purpose.
- Avoid the following when fasting:
- Avoid exhibitionism.
- Avoid legalism.
- Don’t get the idea that you can buy a blessing from God.
- Avoid ritualism.
- Avoid asceticism.
- Avoid egotism.
- Avoid extremism.
- Avoid bragging about fasting.
- If you have health concerns, talk with your doctor before fasting.
- Zechariah 7:5
- Six things fasting will do:
- Fasting will strengthen your prayer life.
- Joel 2:12
- Jeremiah 29:13
- Fasting subdues self.
- Ezekiel 16:49
- Fasting will stay the judgment of God.
- Jonah 3:5
- Jonah 3:10
- Jeremiah 18:7-8
- Fasting stops the enemies of God.
- 2 Chronicles 20:3-4
- 2 Chronicles 20:29
- Fasting seeks guidance.
- Acts 13:2
- Fasting shatters strongholds.
- Isaiah 58:6
- Fasting will strengthen your prayer life.
- Prayer and fasting is the order of the day.
- WE ARE TO PRAY WITH STEADFAST CONFIDENCE (Daniel 9:4)
- Glance at your problem; gaze at your God.
- Daniel 9:7
- Daniel 9:9
- Daniel 9:14
- Daniel 9:20-21
- WE ARE TO PRAY WITH SINCERE CONFESSION (Daniel 9:4-14)
- Daniel confessed both personal and national sins.
- Romans 3:23
- 1 Peter 4:17
- 1 John 1:9
- Daniel confessed both personal and national sins.
- WE ARE TO PRAY WITH SPIRITUAL CONCERN (Daniel 9:17-19)
- When Daniel prayed, he was not merely trying to get out of difficulty.
- When we pray, we need to pray for the glory of God.
- Matthew 6:9-13
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