Daniel 1:3-7 (Click to read NIV or select your preferred translation of the Bible. Please read the scripture first.) Daniel and his three friends did not seek to be chosen to serve the king, but they were selected because they met the qualifications the king was looking for. They along with all the other young men who were selected were treated like royalty and were in training to serve the Babylonian king. Daniel was given a new name, Belteshazzar, and
Daniel 1:1-2 (Click to read NIV or select your preferred translation of the Bible. Please read the scripture first.) God is patient and long-suffering. Yet he will do what he says he will do. The people had taken God’s patience for granted until even God’s patience had run out. God’s covenant with King David and with Solomon was “I will establish his kingdom forever if he is unswerving in carrying out my commands and laws, as is being done at this
Psalm 141:1-4 (Click to read NIV or select your preferred translation of the Bible. Please read the scripture first.) This Psalm is written by David. It is a good prayer to use to start any day. Verses 1 & 2 express the intimacy that David felt when he talked with the LORD in prayer. I love how David anticipates that God sees his prayers like incense rising up to him. David is not hesitant to lift up his hands to the God in prayer.
Psalm 119:33-40 (Click to read NIV or select your preferred translation of the Bible. Please read the scripture first.) What a wonderful passage. This does not need any explanation. It only needs to be made into the prayer of our hearts. I encourage my readers to read this scripture several times, and at least one of the times you read it, make it your prayer. Copyright © 2008 by Janice Green
2 Chronicles 34:29-33 (Click to read NIV or select your preferred translation of the Bible. Please read the scripture first.) King Josiah set his sights on following God with his whole heart. He called together all the people of Judah for them to hear all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had recently been discovered while restoring the temple of the Lord. Then the king renewed his covenant with the LORD to follow and obey his commands