What Do You Seek Most? by Adrian Rogers

JANUARY 22

What Do You Seek Most?

“O Lord, according to all Thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let Thine anger and Thy fury be turned away from Thy city Jerusalem, Thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us.” - Daniel 9:16

The sins of God’s people were great. Daniel prayed, “Our sins have risen up in Your face. And O God, we’re praying. Turn Your anger and Your fury away.” God will judge any nation that continues to print pornography, abort babies, applaud sodomy, and sings, “God bless us” at the same time.  God’s fury is turned against that nation. But Daniel is standing in the gap saying, “O God, remove our guilt,” then, “Lord, restore Your glory...cause Your face to shine upon Your sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord’s sake.” (v. 17).

Daniel’s motivation is not for America’s sake, not for Israel’s sake, not for a denomination’s sake, not for his sake, but for God’s sake. “For Thy city and Thy people are called by Thy name.”

What a great man Daniel was.  Most of us ask God to get us out of the mess we’re in so we can drive new cars and not see the stock market tumble. How many are consumed for the glory of God?  Very few.  Daniel was.  Daniel says, “God, for Your sake, for Your name, do it!”

ACTION POINT:

Do you have a burning in your heart for the name of our God to be exalted throughout this earth? His name has been stepped on, blasphemed, and ridiculed. Make the focus of your prayers and the goal of your prayers the glory of God.