Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Daniel 9:4-10
by: Linda Harris.
As Daniel prayed for the Hebrews, he could have said, “They sinned; they rebelled; they disobeyed.” We know Daniel as an upright man, yet he included himself in the confession.
Prayer revolutionaries of today are taking responsibility for the sins of previous generations, asking God to forgive generational sins (C. Peter Wagner, Warfare Prayer). Some people rationalize, “Our generation didn’t break the treaties with Native Americans; we aren’t responsible for their plight.” But such apathy doesn’t break the cycles of poverty and addictions rampant on reservations. Ask God how you can help correct the transgressions of previous generations.