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2 Confession and Covenant I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed: “Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments, we have sinned and done wrong.” (Daniel 9:4–5a)
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ne of the biggest mistakes we make as believers is to think we attract God’s blessings no matter our lifestyle. God’s love and common grace comes to all, but “the secret of the Lord is with those who fear him” (Psalm 25:14 NKJV). There is a two-way relationship between us and God that involves a covenant—an agreement where we pledge to do our part, and he reciprocates by pledging to do his. Of course, a covenant works best when we enter in with complete honesty. Daniel wants to draw on the strength of God’s covenant with Israel, but he cannot. Not fully, without facing up to the fact Israel went back on their promise to live primarily as subjects of the one true God. Daniel begins with confessing his part in the falling away. What? Did he really fall away, too? -4-
