John Koning has a helpful piece at TGC Africa about what we can learn about prayers of confession from Daniel’s prayer in Daniel 9.
Time was almost up! This biblical truth stirred Daniel’s heart. But instead of throwing a party for the Hebrews in exile, he prays. For God’s promises and sure word aren’t a reason for inactivity and passivity. They’re fuel for confident prayer. It’s a simple dynamic: from the Bible to prayer. The Puritans said it like this: ‘When you pray, show God his own word, for he is tender towards his own handwriting.’
