Making Sense of Crazy Situations 19. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter.” 20. “If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and He will rescue us from your hand, O […]
Catching the Vision 31. You, O king, saw and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before you; and the form was terrible. 32. This image’s head was of fine gold, his chest and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, 33. His legs of iron, his feet part […]
On Speaking Terms with God 16. Then Daniel went in and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would show the king the interpretation of his dream. 17. Then Daniel went to his house and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions: 18. That they would desire mercies […]
Believing God – When You Don’t Understand Being in a good place is no guarantee that problems will never come your way. All the money in the world, all the ability and talent in the world will not exempt you from facing the cold realities of life. What many have found is that the moment […]
Behind Enemy Lines 8. But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way. 17. To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and learning. And Daniel could understand visions and dreams […]
Keeping the Faith in Changing Times Daniel 1:1-8 Living in Changing TimesThe Book of Daniel is unique in many ways and stands out from the rest of the prophets for several reasons. Most of the prophets introductory verses begin with the Word of the Lord being given to that prophet. Daniels prophetic utterances come much […]
The Shape of Your Faith Romans 12:1-3 What is the Measure of Faith?The most appealing thing about worship routines is that they give the feeling of religious security by simply repeating a couple of familiar religious activities. Some believers are convinced that as long as they do the bare minimum, it will yield great rewards […]
No More Dead Stuff Romans 12:1-2 The Living versus the DeadThe Old Testament sacrificial system focused on two things: the making of the substitutionary offering, and also giving the life of something in order to compensate for the sins of another. In other words, every sacrifice was made to pay a debt owed by the […]