---More Than We Deserve ~~

--"For we do not present
our pleas before You
because of our righteousness,
but because of Your great
mercy."
--(Daniel 9:18)--

--Sometimes, we pray, "Lord, if only I change such-and-such in my life, will You do this for me?" Other times, we look at our sin-filled lives and know that, no matter what we do, we don't deserve to ask God for anything. Either way, we understand that, as we are, we are not worthy to ask what we desire from God. Our God is perfectly holy, and we have sinned against Him.

Daniel understood this too. God's people had acted wickedly, and they deserved His judgment. Yet Daniel cried out, appealing to God not because His people could make up for what they had done, but because Daniel knew that his Lord was full of mercy. Daniel had faith not in what God's people could do, but in who G-D is.

"The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love" (Psalm 145:8). He longs to forgive us and draw us close to Him. Knowing that we could never earn this ourselves. He came down from Heaven to earn it for us. Through His death and resurrection, Jesus made us righteous and gave us more than we could ever deserve--life eternal with Him. We can in confidence turn to Him in prayer, trusting in His great mercy.

--"O LORD, according to Your steadfast love remember me. Forgive me when I stumble and fall. You alone are worthy of all praise, honor, and glory. Blessed be the Name of Yeshua, the great "I AM".

--Portals of Prayer~~ /-"YOU SAY"/ Lauren Daigle ~-/<https://youtu.be/qUeHcsvfzWI>
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