A Man’s Model Prayer

Read Daniel 9:3 – Then I set my face toward the Lord God to make request by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. (NKJV)

Even though Daniel was an exile and was living hundreds of miles from Jerusalem, he still prayed. Verses 4-19 of this chapter contain Daniel’s prayer. Over the next few weeks we will examine this model prayer. This prayer was based upon a promise from God’s Word. Daniel had read Jeremiah’s prophecy about the 70 years of captivity and the return to Jerusalem (verse 2). Daniel knew the 70 years were about up, so he began to pray. His prayer was based upon a promise from God’s Word. There are many promises in God’s Word that we can pray. Be a man that “prays the promises.”

– Cecil Culbreth serves as president of His Story Ministries, equipping the church to pray on behalf of students in America.