PSALM 1 But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord's love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children's children. In this chapter God says, present your case.There might be doubts about whether we can plead with God, but the truth is, we are granted permission to do so. 10) "Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us" (2 Corinthians ). Daniel's prayer is now a model for believers in Jesus. Jesus said, "The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. " The flesh is our old, carnal nature. Prayer in the Spirit is prayer whose supreme object is the glory of God, and only in a secondary sense is it a blessing for ourselves or for others. John Pray that the church will worship God in spirit and in truth. What if there are fifty righteous people in the city?