
*Seeking God For Strength
Sunday | September 11, 2022
Ray Parascando *
Psalm 105:4 ESV “Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!”
**1. Seek God through reading the
Daniel 9:1-2 / NLT, “It was the first year of the reign of Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, who became king of the Babylonians. 2 During the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, learned from reading the word of the Lord, as revealed to Jeremiah the prophet, that Jerusalem must lie desolate for seventy years.”
Romans 15:4 / NLT, “Such things were written in the Scriptures long ago to teach us. And the Scriptures give us hope and encouragement as we wait patiently for God’s promises to be fulfilled.”
**2.Seek God through set and spontaneous
Daniel 9:3a / NLT, “So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer…”
First Chronicles 16:11 / CSB, “Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his face always.”
3.Seek God through
Daniel 9:3b / NLT, “…and fasting. I also wore rough burlap and sprinkled myself with ashes.”
Second Chronicles 20:3 / CSB, “Then Jehoshaphat was afraid and set his face to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.”
4 Seek God through
Daniel 9:4-9/ NLT, “I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed: “O Lord, you are a great and awesome God! You always fulfill your covenant and keep your promises of unfailing love to those who love you and obey your commands. 5 But we have sinned and done wrong. We have rebelled against you and scorned your commands and regulations. 6 We have refused to listen to your servants the prophets, who spoke on your authority to our kings and princes and ancestors and to all the people of the land.” 7 “Lord, you are in the right; but as you see, our faces are covered with shame. This is true of all of us, including the people of Judah and Jerusalem and all Israel, scattered near and far, wherever you have driven us because of our disloyalty to you. 8 O Lord, we and our kings, princes, and ancestors are covered with shame because we have sinned against you. 9 But the Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him.”
Psalm 32:3-5 / NLT, “When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I groaned all day long. 4 Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me. My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat. 5 Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.” And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone.”
**5.Seek God through
Daniel 9:10-11 / NLT, “We have not obeyed the Lord our God, for we have not followed the instructions he gave us through his servants the prophets. 11 All Israel has disobeyed your instruction and turned away, refusing to listen to your voice.”
My next steps
Read: Daniel 9.
Memorize: Psalm 105:4; 1 Chronicles 16:11 Romans 15:4
Seek God continually by applying today’s message principles.
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