Daniel 9:11-19

Daniel in these verses is confessing a sin that was probably not his own but what we could call a national sin. He owns his part in his confession of the nation's sins. Later there was to be another national sin greater than this in the rejection of Christ from which the nation of Israel is still reeling in consternation even today. It will not be over until they look upon Him who they have pierced and mourn for their great national sin and then there will be peace for Israel.

When I think of national sins, I cannot help but look at the United States. Think of the unborn babies that have been slaughtered because people do not want to face the consequences of their sins. I also think of how the Bible is vehemently against the sin of homosexual behavior(Romans 1:22-27 among others)which our nation now calls good, or an alternative life style. Then we have drunkenness and drug addiction all bringing a curse on a nation which was founded on Biblical principles. Cannot our nation reel in spiritual drunkenness over our sins?
We like Daniel must constantly bow and make confession over the sins of our beloved nation which is slowly, maybe even rapidly coming to destruction. In Galatians 6:7 we learn the principle of reaping what we sow. This applies to our nation as well. I pray that we will be spared from the kind of things Israel went through, but we can only do it, if as a nation we turn to God and confess our sins and turn from them.