We have not repented

“As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth.” - Daniel 9v13

Israel was in captivity. They had chosen to disobey the law of God, which He gave them for their own good, and as a result they were suffering the consequences of their sin. All that happened to them was not necessarily the result of God’s judgement, but was the natural result of their choices. Instead of trusting God, they tried to treat with the Chaldeans and were betrayed by them. If they had trusted God He would have kept them. They suffered the results of their choices. In Daniel’s prayer he acknowledged that God was full of grace and mercy, but they would not turn to Him. If they repented and turned to God He promised that He would restore them.

We are God’s children. Jesus took the judgement for our sins when He went to the cross for us. However, when we choose to go on in our sin we can expect to suffer the consequences of our actions. Choices have consequences. God is there waiting for us, He has not forsaken us. When we sin we can expect to suffer the natural results. The answer? Repent and forsake our sin. Simple enough, if we would just apply it.