Too Close to Turn Around 66. From this time many of His Disciples turned back and no longer followed Him. 67. “You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve. 68. Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the Words of eternal life.” 69. “We have come to believe and […]
The Kingdom is Coming 23. Thus he said, the fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom on earth, which shall be different from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. 24. And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and […]
Praying to Prepare for the Lions’ Den 7. The royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers, and governors have all agreed that the king should issue an edict and enforce the decree that anyone who prays to any god or human being during the next thirty days, except to you, Your Majesty, shall be thrown into the lions’ […]
Handling Holy Things 22. And you his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, although you knew all this.” 23. But have lifted up yourself against the Lord of Heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before you, and you, your lords, your wives and concubines, have drank wine in them; and you […]
High Pride Warnings 22. It is you, O king, you are grown and become strong: for your greatness is grown and reaches to heaven, and your dominion to the end of the earth. 23. And whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from heaven and saying, “Hew the tree down, and destroy […]
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 […]