Day 17

The God Who Hears Our Confession

from the Prayers in Scripture reading plan


Daniel 9:1-23, Nehemiah 9:32-37, 1 John 1:5-10

BY She Reads Truth

Though Scripture contains many written prayers, like those found in the book of Psalms, and many teachings on how to pray, like the parables and sermons in Jesus’s ministry, this reading plan focuses on the prayers offered to God in the narratives of Scripture. Each day we’ll read a narrative that includes a prayer from an individual or group. Their prayers vary in length, type, posture, purpose, and God’s response. The secondary passages explore how the rest of Scripture speaks to the themes demonstrated in the main reading. 

While each account is different, every prayer recorded in Scripture teaches us about the unchanging God who invites us to speak to and hear from Him. These prayers model for us what it can look like to be in conversation with God. As you read, notice the posture and emotions present each day. 

Reading Scripture together is the centerpiece of what we do at She Reads Truth. As we spend time as a community reading Prayers in Scripture together, we encourage you to start by reading the daily Scripture on your own. Then join us here to engage and encourage one another as we respond to what we’ve read in the comments. 


Prior to today’s reading, have you ever considered how prayers, specifically confession, can be communal, or offered on behalf of a group or community? Share with the global community your experience with this type of prayer.

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67 thoughts on "The God Who Hears Our Confession"

  1. Kimberly Z says:

    @Megan Dormond I too struggle with singing and being punished for it with unanswered prayers. This has been a struggle to the point that I’m crippled with anxiety. We have a good God who loves us and fortunately for us knows we will mess up several time. Yet we are forgiven! Praying that everybody can have a happy thanksgiving

  2. Adrianne Richardson says:

    Yes, I’m always trying to keep not only myself or family in my prayers, I’m trying to keep other people or groups in my prayers too. Haven’t thought our about a confession for a community of people before. But I guess that is what Pastor’s and other religious leaders do. I don’t think in my recent memory of prayer I’ve confessed on behalf of a group, but it makes sense to do so since us human do communal sins along with individual sins. Or enough of us sin in the exact same way. Always learning something new on SRT! something to try in the future.

  3. Nitz . says:

    ❤️

  4. Gwineth52 says:

    Ah, Dear Shes. The Book of Common Prayer. Confession of Sin. Communal. Individual. The Prayers of the People. “Forgive! Listen! Act!”. Acknowledgement & Absolution. Appeal & Supplication. A reassuring rhythm & repetition. Every Sunday. Lifting voices to the One who is faultless, faithful & unfailing. Tomorrow at your Thanksgiving table, whisper prayers & offer blessing to SRT sisters around the world. Connected in compassion. Bound by belief. Thanks be to God! (And pass the gravy!!)

  5. Mercy says:

    What beautiful & raw intercessory prayers we have today of government leaders such as Daniel and Nehemiah! And they did not just pray, they fasted for their fallen nation. I am sure there are still godly men & women out there in government leadership. God is always sparing the remnants even though there seems to be none, like He reserved with the 7,000 who didn’t bow to Baal in Isaiah’s time. The Lord did it back then and by His mercy it is still the same. We might not know these godly remnants and their silent tears and battles being in the lion’s den, being called evil when they are good, and their suffering in the face of such fierce persecution through social media (a stronghold of the devil). BUT GOD. BUT GOD!! Is anything too hard? He is good and faithful. May we pray for the Daniel and Nehemiah of our time, who pour out their hearts for the sin of the nation. It is not easy. Praise God for godly leaders. On another note, our God is addressed today by Daniel as the great and dreadful God (Daniel 9:4 KJV), and by Nehemiah as the great, the mighty and the terrible God (Nehemiah 9:32). Why do they both call God terrible and dreadful? They know that side of God, yes He is terrible and dreadful. Strangely that gives me great hope, because God is not a pushover God, He is a terrible One. He is terrible to His enemies and to His children’s enemies. Who can escape His wrath? With the terrible God on our side, the evil force must tremble.
    @Dorothy: praying for the warfare going on. What an ordeal! May your sister and nephew be set free from all the cruel bondage the devil has set on them. And may you find new strength, much needed rest and victory from the mighty and terrible God!
    @Traci: praying for upcoming holidays and an improved relationship with your step daughter & husband’s families.
    Be blessed dear sisters.

  6. Erica Chiarelli says:

    I have many times felt lead to pray for and over our great nation…to repent and confess over it because we serve a faithful God who looks to perform His Word. I will speak words of life & light, believing He will bring it to pass! It’s intercession on behalf of many!

  7. Lori Lackey says:

    My thoughts exactly!

  8. Dorothy says:

    I have never thought of prayer for a community but in many instances I believe it would be good.

    Sisters please pray for my sister, I found out yesterday my nephew is out of jail and she is letting him live with her. This is a very toxic situation because if and when he stops taking his meds, he has schizophrenia, he become destructive. Also my sister, Carol, tends to drink more. Carol text me some very hurtful things in the middle of the night last night. I was awake because I work until 10:30 pm and I was winding down. I told I will always love her and I will.

    Be blessed and know you can talk to God anytime, anywhere.

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