40daysrepentance.home.blogDay 13, Elul 12 - Pray for His peopleRead Daniel 9:13-19Dan 9:13 "As it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come upon us; yet we have not made our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities and understand Your truth. Dan 9:14 Therefore the LORD has kept the disaster in mind, and brought it upon us; for the LORD our God is righteous in all the works which He does, though we have not obeyed His voice. Dan 9:15 And now, O Lord our God, who brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and made Yourself a name, as it is this day—we have sinned, we have done wickedly! Dan 9:16 "O Lord, according to all Your righteousness, I pray, let Your anger and Your fury be turned away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain; because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people are a reproach to all those around us. Dan 9:17 Now therefore, our God, hear the prayer of Your servant, and his supplications, and for the Lord's sake cause Your face to shine on Your sanctuary, which is desolate. Dan 9:18 O my God, incline Your ear and hear; open Your eyes and see our desolations, and the city which is called by Your name; for we do not present our supplications before You because of our righteous deeds, but because of Your great mercies. Dan 9:19 O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, listen and act! Do not delay for Your own sake, my God, for Your city and Your people are called by Your name." Did you know that the Bible commands us to “pray for the peace of Jerusalem” (Psalm 122:6)? God appointed Israel to be His chosen people and He made an everlasting covenant with them (Deut. 7:6-8, Gen. 17:6-8, 2 Sam. 7:23-24, Psa. 105:6, Isa. 43:4-10). They are still His people and God still loves them.Today, pray through Daniel 9:13-19 and pray for Israel. Repent of any anti-semitism or any times when you have looked down or despised Israel. My prayer:Dear Heavenly Father, No other nation has preserved their culture and returned to their land after 2,000 years. Your hand has truly been working and the country of Israel is living proof that You are real. May the people of Israel return to You and Your Torah with all their hearts and come to know their Messiah, Yeshua (Jesus). Please fogive me, Lord, of any anti-semitism or any times when I have read the Word and looked down on the Israelites for their sins. I would have done the same if I were in their place. Please help me to humble myself and love Your people just as You love them.Check out the song, “My People” by Ellah Gorelik and this dramatization of Romans 11.