Prayed and Gave Thanks

“He kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.” (Daniel 6:10b)

The combination of prayer and praise is powerful as it allows us to connect with the Lord on a deeper, more personable level. Our relationship with God is nurtured through the gift of prayer and thanksgiving. 

“All of Daniel’s prayers were mingled with thanksgiving. Do observe it, for so many forget this, ‘He prayed and gave thanks to God.’ Surely, it is poor devotion which is always asking and never returning its gratitude! Am I to live upon the bounty of God, and never to thank him for what I receive? Surely, prayers in which there is no thanksgiving are selfish things: they rob God; and will a man rob God — rob God even in his prayers— and yet expect that his prayers should be successful? Have I not often said in this place that prayer and praise resemble the process by which we live? We breathe in the atmospheric air, and then breathe it out again: prayer taken in deep draughts of the love and grace of God, and then praise breathes it out again.” Charles Spurgeon

“Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.” (Psalm 103:1)

GiGi❤️

1) Prayer and Thanksgiving was a way of life for Daniel. Can you think of another biblical figure who demonstrated their relationship with God in this manner?

2) Share another scripture about Prayer and Thanksgiving.