Keep working persistently to help the person, even when it takes time

Feel sorry, but wait for someone else to step in

Offer a brief promise of help and then move on

Protect your own schedule first, then see what is left

If you would like to receive Jesus, pray this with me: Lord Jesus, I admit that I have sinned and need your rescue. I turn from my sin and trust that you died for my sins and rose again. I confess you as my Lord and ask you to save me and lead my life. Amen.

Receive the Rescuer

Lord, stir your Church with the kind of urgency this verse shows. Where we have become passive, troubled only in words, wake us to act with compassion, courage, and perseverance for those in danger. Make us a people who do not stop at concern but keep laboring for another's good, in the name of Jesus. Amen.

Awaken Your People to Rescue

Father, when someone I love is under pressure and I feel helpless, steady my heart. Give me the courage to stay engaged, to pray, and to do what I can until help comes, in the name of Jesus. Amen.

Strength When Help Takes Time

Pray by naming one person who needs your steady help, asking God for a compassionate heart, and choosing one concrete act you can do before today ends.

Pray Through One Rescue Need

Lord, give leaders, parents, teachers, and caregivers a heart that does not grow cold when others are at risk. Let them respond with wisdom, speed, and persistence, in the name of Jesus. Amen.

For Leaders Who Act for Others

Bring these before God: the tendency to feel deeply but act slowly; reluctance to sacrifice time for someone's good; one person you want to serve well; and a request for courage to keep showing up.

From Concern to Follow-Through

בֵּ֠אדַיִן{be-a-DA-yin###beh-ah-DAA-yihn###then} עֲנ֣וֹ{a-NU###ah-NOO###answered} וְאָמְרִין֮{om-REEN###ohm-REEN###(And) saying} קֳדָ֣ם{ko-DAM###koh-DAAM###before} מַלְכָּא֒{mal-KA###mahl-KAA###the king} דִּ֣י{DI###DEE###that} דָנִיֵּ֡אל{da-ni-EL###daa-nee-EEL###Daniel} דִּי֩{DI###DEE###who} מִן־בְּנֵ֨י{min-be-NE###mihn-beh-NEE###from the sons of} גָלוּתָ֜א{ga-lu-TA###gah-loo-TAA###the exile} דִּ֣י{DI###DEE###of} יְה֗וּד{ye-HUD###yeh-HOOD###Judah} לָא־שָׂ֨ם{la-SAM###laa-SAAM###did not set} עליך{a-LAIKH###ah-LAIKH###upon you} עֲלָ֤ךְ{a-LAKH###ah-LAAKH###on you} מַלְכָּא֙{mal-KA###mahl-KAA###O king} טְעֵ֔ם{te-EM###teh-EEM###attention} וְעַל־אֱסָרָ֖א{ve-al-e-sa-RA###veh-ahl-eh-saa-RAA###(And) concerning the interdict} דִּ֣י{DI###DEE###that} רְשַׁ֑מְתָּ{re-sham-TA###reh-shahm-TAA###wrote} וְזִמְנִ֤ין{ve-zim-NIN###veh-zihm-NEEN###(And) times} תְּלָתָה֙{te-la-TA###teh-laa-TAA###three} בְּיוֹמָ֔א{be-yo-MA###beh-yoh-MAA###in the day} בָּעֵ֖א{ba-E###bah-EH###seeks} בָּעוּתֵֽהּ׃{ba-u-TE###bah-oo-TEE###his petition}

Daniel 6:14 — Source TextTAB

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