Consider this Scripture for your Lenten
meditation today.
So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with
him in prayer and fasting. I also wore rough burlap and sprinkled myself with
ashes. I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed: "O Lord, you are a great
and awesome God! You always fulfill your covenant and keep your promises of
unfailing love to those who love you and obey your commands. But we have sinned
and done wrong. We have rebelled against you and scorned your commands and
regulations. We have refused to listen to your servants the prophets, who spoke
on your authority to our kings and princes and ancestors and to all the people
of the land. Lord, you are in the right; but as you see, our faces are covered
with shame. This is true of all of us, including the people of Judah and
Jerusalem and all Israel, scattered near and far, wherever you have driven us
because of our disloyalty to you. O LORD, we and our kings, princes, and
ancestors are covered with shame because we have sinned against you. But the
Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against
him. We have not obeyed the LORD our God, for we have not followed the
instructions he gave us through his servants the prophets." Daniel
9:3-10
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| God's glorious standard. Beautiful and perfect. |
Rebellion? Daniel was admitting that he and
the people of all Israel sinned and that they were rebellious. Can we say that
we are any better? Nope. Everyone sins.
For everyone has sinned; we
all fall short of God's glorious standard. Romans 3:23
No one is
sinless…except Jesus. Jesus was not rebellious…we are.
Daniel was regretting
his sin and by his prayer and fasting he was repenting. That is a good example
for us. Prayer and fasting…not just during Lent, but at any time we find
ourselves with a rebellious attitude regretting our actions. Repenting is a
good action. It shows God that we are in agreement with Him. We are sinners. We
make mistakes. God is forgiving if we repent.
Prayer
~ Father, forgive us for our sins.
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