God, forgive us

“O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.” - Daniel 9v19

As part of Daniel’s prayer of intercession for the people he came to the point when he admitted that they were totally dependent on God to deal with their sin. He had confessed their sin and called on them to repent. He knew that there was nothing more that they could “do” to deal with their sin and that only God could deal with it now.

He knew that they were dependent on God to forgive their sins. They were totally reliant on Him. There is nothing man can do about sin, other than to forsake it. God must forgive it.

Praise God that He is a forgiver of our sin. When we confess our sin He is faithful and just to forgive our sin and then He will cleanse. We confess, we forsake, then we trust His forgive.