Some 9:3 lessons for us ALL on this 9/3 (I do not apologize for the long read.)   Daniel 9:3 Then I set my face toward the Lord God to make request by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.    This chapter of Daniel opens with a reference to Daniel studying the scriptures. He knew the writings of the prophet Jeremiah - that because of their unfaithfulness to God, the Jewish people would be taken into captivity in Babylon for 70 years, but because he knew the scriptures, Daniel also knew the promise that had also been spoken through Isaiah – that God would deliver his people from their captivity and set them free through King Cyrus of Persia.   Lesson 1 – to claim the promises of God, KNOW the promises of God by studying His word.   When Cyrus took the throne, Daniel recognized the significance of that event and went to work in prayer, and that bring us back to 9:3. Here, we see a model for prayer.   Daniel 9...