Forbid Folly To Interject

Daniel 9:4-5&8-9

4And I prayed to the Lord my God, and made confession, and said,

 “O Lord, great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and mercy 

with those who love Him, and with those who keep His commandments, 

5 we have sinned and committed iniquity, 

we have done wickedly and rebelled, 

even by departing from Your precepts and Your judgments. ...

8 “O Lord, to us belongs shame of face, to our kings, our princes, 

and our fathers, because we have sinned against You.

 9 To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, 

though we have rebelled against Him...

2 Cor.7:10

For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation,

not to be regretted;

but the sorrow of the world produces death.

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Why, oh why does human nature so easily forget

to trust our trustworthy Heavenly Father?!

Why are we so prone to want so much less

than He is waiting to lavish us with?!

Why are we so easily blinded by circumstance

rather than enlightened by His promises?!

Oh Lord, grant us godly sorrow that leads to repentance!

again and again!

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I am reading through the book of Daniel and am always moved by the account

of Daniel after the decree that none should pray to anyone but

King Darius and anyone who does will be put to death...

Dan.6:10

Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home.

 And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, 

he knelt down on his knees three times that day, 

and prayed and gave thanks before his God,

 as was his custom since early days...

Oh, that we may dare to be a Daniel too;

to be un-swayed in our devotion to God

no matter what or who attempts some sad

folly to interject and redirect our worship !

Today's post is also influenced by yesterday's devotion

from My Utmost for His Highest...

Forbid folly to interject and redirect my gaze from He

Whose goodness grants deliverance from hell’s hopeless eternity

Whose grace (a gift) bridges the rift that gaped with sin’s unholy strife

Whose mercy gave His Son to brave the death that wrought eternal life

Whose blood redeems and washes clean each one who repents and believes

Whose joy complete, so rich and sweet, only godly sorrow achieves

Whose righteousness, when we confess turns scarlet sins to snowy white

Whose love anoints all He appoints with His divine power and might

Whose law is peace, though wars increase, whose Light no darkest dark can dim

Forbid folly to interject and redirect my gaze from Him

But, let me seek with motive meek, a heart like Daniel, bold and true

Then, humbly bring, my God and King, faithful and thankful praise to You

© Janet Martin

Dare to be a Daniel