Matthew 8:26 and 27 “But He said to them, ‘why are you so fearful, O you of little faith?’ Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.’” 27 “So the men marveled, saying, ‘Who can this be, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?’”
Dear God,
I am grateful for a new day, and for my life with which to live and enjoy the day. I give thanks that You have kept me safe from all harm, as You did Jesus and His disciples. Thank You that Your angels go with me (us). I wish to give grateful thanks and praises that Your love and watch care of me and all mankind, never ends.
All creation was perfect, when created by Jesus, without sin, disease and death, but now some of it Satan has distorted and contorted. However as the Creator, Jesus knew the power of wind and wave, and has total power over creation and Satan and his fallen angels.
This was evidenced later in Chapter 8, when Jesus caused the many demons to depart from the possessed man, which had terrorized the locals. The demons could not refuse to obey Jesus, for they had no power against Him. This very day and all days, Jesus still has all power over Satan and his angels.
Also this very day and every day, Jesus will come into my life, because I have invited Him, and He will be my Shepherd, Protector and my Saviour.
Amen
Daniel 9:18,19 “O my God, incline Your ear and hear; open Your eyes and see our desolation s, and the city which is called by Your name; for we do not present our supplications before You because of our righteous deeds, but because of Your great mercies. O Lord, hear! Do not delay for Your own sake, my God, for Your city and Your people are called by Your name.”
Dear God,
Thank You for the record of Daniels prayer. A fearless man of prayer, who allowed nothing to get in the way of his habit to pray three times daily, at his home, at his window facing Jerusalem. His recorded prayers are not self-focused, or about the predicament he found himself in (to be put to death if he continued to pray); they are about the dire condition of Jerusalem and the sins of the nation, in which he included himself. Daniel appealed to You, because You are God and they were Your people, he also knew of Your great mercy, and he also knew, as do I, that You love to answer the prayers of those who are Your children.
Daniel knew the people of Judea had apostatized so much, that they did not listen to You when they had received messages appealing to them to change from their wicked ways, and now even though disasters had befallen them, they had not repented of their sins or asked for forgiveness for them.
Daniel is now praying such a prayer for his nation, as he appeals to You, as the righteous and merciful God, that listens, and You did, sending the angel Gabriel to him.
I pray for understanding of Your will, and the love and words to pray meaningfully for others.
Amen