Standing in the Gap (Part 8)

Praying Through the Bible #100 TEXT: Daniel 9:11-17 Jennifer Kennedy Dean, the founder of the Praying Life Foundation, wrote the following in her book titled Live a Praying Life: "To pray with power, the pray-er must agree with God. A pray-er must be in agreement with the intercession of Jesus, who is always in agreement …

Standing in the Gap (Part 7)

Part 1:  Part 2:  Praying Through the Bible #99 TEXT: Daniel 9:11-16 We come once again to this passage in Daniel at a time when nations around the world have been met with disaster after disaster. Former U.S. Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, put it succinctly when she said, "the world is a mess." For …

Standing in the Gap (Part 6)

Praying Through the Bible #98 TEXT: Daniel 9:15-19 A devotional book tells the story of a man who was traveling across the United States. He stopped for gas in Montgomery, Alabama, got back in the car, and drove for five hours before realizing he had left someone behind -- his wife. He couldn't call her …

Standing in the Gap (Part 5)

Praying Through the Bible #97 TEXT: Daniel 9:1-8 Today, we are going to look at the matter of repentance as a special people set apart for God. Much of what Daniel addresses in his prayer regarding the children of Israel can be seen in the history of the church. Just as in the Old Testament …

Standing in the Gap (Part 4)

PART A  PART B  Praying Through the Bible #95 TEXT: Daniel 9:9-23 We are continuing our mini-series on the prayer that Daniel prayed for the nation of Israel as they were on the verge of being delivered from their time of exile. Daniel, who had always been a faithful prayer warrior, now in his old …

Standing in the Gap (Part 3)

Praying Through the Bible #95 TEXT: Daniel 9:1-8 We are continuing our mini-series on the prayer that Daniel prayed for the nation of Israel as they were on the verge of being delivered from their time of exile. Daniel, who had always been a faithful prayer warrior, now in his old age, intercedes for his …

Standing in the Gap (Part 2)

Praying Through the Bible #94 TEXT: Daniel 9:1-8 We are continuing our look at the prayer that Daniel prayed for the nation of Israel as they were on the cusp of being delivered from their time of exile. Daniel chose to be an intercessor for his people. Many of them had probably lost faith in …

Standing in the Gap (Part 1)

Praying Through the Bible #93 TEXT: Daniel 9:1-8 Early last month, I had the privilege of driving with my family from Texas to Virginia for the graduation of my oldest daughter at Liberty University. As we traveled there, we had to drive across numerous bridges over bodies of water -- some big bridges, some small …