In the first year of cDarius the son of Ahasuerus, by descent a dMede, who was made king over the realm of the eChaldeans— 2in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, perceived in the books the number of years that, according to fthe word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, must pass before the end of the desolations of Jerusalem, namely, seventy years. 3Then I turned my face to the Lord God, seeking him by gprayer and pleas for mercy with fasting and sackcloth and ashes. 4I prayed to the LORD my God and hmade confession, saying, i“O Lord, the igreat and awesome God, who jkeeps
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"Daniel's Quiet Time" -- Daniel 9:1-19
~A quiet time is essential to spiritual:
1) conditioning
2) cleansing
3) conquering
>Ephesians 5 - the fight & armor
~A quiet time's:
I. ATTITUDE
~~We must have an attitude of:
1) determination
> the enemy will attack
2) desperation
> pray for the same want to spend time with God as the same want to eat
3) dediction
> I am willing…
II. ACTIONS/ACTIVITIES
a) read the Bible
b) pray
~~prayer involves:
1) adjustment/confession
> my acknowledgment to my sin ushers in God and His heart (He draws near to me & He helps me draw near to Him)
2) adoration/praise
> my spiritual weapon against the enemy
3) asking/appealing
> Lord hear me…
III. AFTERMATH
> sharing with others with what God says and does in my heart in my quiet time
