Daniel: Patterns of Praying to God

Daniel 9:1-14

Cause and effect: the principle of causation; the direct relationship between an action or event and its consequence or result (Merriam Webster).When we put water into a freezer, we are not surprised when it comes back out as a solid block of ice. When we then put the block of ice out in the summer sun, we are not surprised when it returns to its liquid state. We call these events cause and effect, and they make sense.What about when God commands His people to do something and says there will be severe consequences when they disobey? Does that throw us into an uproar of anger and confusion? Or are we able to say, “Yes Lord, you are right. You said this would happen.”? Tomorrow morning, we will look further into how we respond to God through prayer.