The following prayer was released in 2017 on the National Day of Prayer, which began in 1952 in the USA.

Once again I want to release Daniel’s prayer over our nations.

Let us humble ourselves and pray sincerely so that God will heal our land.

The reason for Daniel’s prayer

Jeremiah prophesied that the land of Judah would remain desolate for seventy years, after which the Lord would revisit Jerusalem and restore His people.

The land became desolate after it was overrun by the Babylonians who captured the territory, burnt the temple and city, demolished the walls, and took all the healthy and strong people back to Babylon as captives.

Only the elderly and feeble people were left behind in Judah who then fled to Egypt in fear (2 Kings 24-25).

The entire land of Judah remained in ruins for seventy years, no one passed through no one returned (Zechariah 7:14).

In spite of this, the land was at rest for the entire time (Leviticus 26:34-35).

After the appointed time had passed, Daniel began to fast and pray for the restoration of his home.

In our present time, there is a spiritual desolation on the land, and it needs to be healed.

Reasons for the desolation on our land

While the Church sleeps, the enemy sows bad seeds among the good seeds which are choking the new growth (Matthew 14:24-30).

Satan spread deception among the believers (Revelation 12:9).

Satan is stealing, killing, and destroying (John 10:10).

There is disunity in the church (1 Corinthian 1:10-13).

The enemy spread wars, strife, pestilence, and troubles in the world (Matthew 24:6; James 4:1; Luke 21:7-12).

The length of this desolation

The Lord designated seventy years for the desolation of Judah after which He restored them to their homeland (Ezra 1).

According to the prophets Daniel and John, the desolation of our land will be for a time, times, and half a time. (Daniel 7:25; 12:7; Revelation 12:14).

Then I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand to heaven and swore by Him who lives forever, that it shall be for a time, times, and half a time.

(Daniel 12:7 NKJV)

How long is this length of time?

Some people interpret this time to be three and a half years of tribulation, but I see it as God’s specific time span that cannot be calculated in human time.

However, after the appointed time,  the Lord Jesus Christ will return to rescue the Church who have been saved and sanctified by His blood.

He will judge the unrighteous and destroy the kingdom of darkness.

While we are waiting for the return of Christ, let us humble ourselves and pray ‘Daniel’s prayer’ to bring deliverance and healing to our land.

Let us pray

O Lord, our great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and mercy with those who love Him, and with those who keep His commandments, we have sinned and committed iniquity, we have done wickedly and rebelled, even by departing from Your precepts and Your judgments.

 Neither have we heeded Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings and our princes (our leaders and presidents), to our fathers and all the people of the land. 

O Lord, righteousness belongs to You, but to us the shame of face, as it is this day—to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel (name of your Country), those near and those far off in all the countries to which You have driven them, because of the unfaithfulness which they have committed against You.

O Lord, to us, belongs shame of face, to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, because we have sinned against You.

To the Lord, our God belongs mercy and forgiveness, though we have rebelled against Him. We have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in His laws, which He set before us by His servants the prophets.

Yes, all Israel (name of your country) has transgressed Your law, and has departed so as not to obey Your voice; therefore the curse and the oath written in the Law of Moses the servant of God have been poured out on us because we have sinned against Him.

“O Lord, according to all Your righteousness, I pray, let Your anger and Your fury be turned away from Your city Jerusalem(name of your country), 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. 

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.

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.

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.”  Amen. (Daniel 9:4-11; 15-19)

The Lord replies

As soon as Daniel finished praying, the Lord sent Gabriel to give him the answer to his prayer (Daniel 9:24-27).

“Seventy weeks are determined for your people and for your holy city, to finish the transgression, to make an end of sins, to make reconciliation for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy.” (Daniel 9:24 NKJV)

Gabriel’s prophetic message was fulfilled with the redemptive work of Jesus Christ, but the prophetic Word of God also extends to our time.

The Lord has, therefore, appointed seventy weeks (time, times, and half a time) for the duration of the desolation on our land.

How do you calculate this time? It is beyond my ability.

But, I know for certain that after the fulfillment of this period, The anointed Christ will return as King of kings and Lord of lords.

He will ultimately end sin, bring everlasting righteousness and fulfill the visions and prophetic revelations. (Daniel 9:24).

Let us watch and pray while keeping on the full armor of God.

Published by Beverley

Beverley has been serving the Lord since she was a child. At an early age, she recognized that God had a special plan for her life, but it was not until in her adulthood that she surrendered her total life to God and accepted the mandate that God placed on her life. The Lord called her into His Kingdom to be an encourager, intercessor, teacher, scribe, priest, and to proclaim the Word of God. Since then, Beverly has established a blog to teach us to become the oil and wine. The oil and wine are purified and mature products, which is the advanced level that the Lord expected of us. In 2017, Beverley published her first book, Harm Not The Oil And Wine. In it, she described her trials and how God helped her to overcome them, and to live more victoriously. The book also exposed the enemy of our souls with detailed information about his past defeats and future extinction. Wright spents most of her time studying the Bible to know the truth of God’s Word. She believes that only God’s truth can expose the deception of the enemy, and uproot and tear down spiritual strongholds. You can learn more about Beverley’s life and testimony on her website becomingtheoilandwine.com. You can also find her on Facebook and Google+ under the name of her blog, and on Twitter as @Theoilandwine. View all posts by Beverley