FOUR GOOD MEN
Today’s Reading: Daniel 1-2
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Among the ruins of Ephesus is one of the largest ancient amphitheatres in existence today. The four great empires of today’s reading, including the one that built this gigantic structure, have come and gone. The Kingdom established by God through His Son, Jesus Christ (Messiah), remains forever!
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Key Verses: Daniel 2:19-20
Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a night vision. So Daniel blessed the God of heaven. Daniel answered and said: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and might are His.”
Daniel, an outstanding man of God, served as a leader over the entire 70 year period of Babylonian/Persian captivity. He represented the true God so well that the emperors acknowledged the God of Israel as GOD as a result of Daniel’s ministry. This Old Testament book can only be compared with the New Testament book of Revelation for its prophetic content. God is “forever and ever, for wisdom and might are His!” (2:20).
Daniel chapter one singles out four young Hebrew men for their excellence of character. The king’s assessment, as a result of his interview with them, was that they were 10 times more qualified than the others. This provides a challenge for us to be people of excellence!
Chapter two moves us directly into the recognition that God alone knows the secrets of the human heart, and He alone can reveal that which people on their own can never know. Daniel pulls back the curtain and writes of four great empires. The current Babylonian one, and the Persian, Greek, and Roman empires yet to come. The confession of King Nebuchadnezzar in 2:47 is astonishing. This proud Emperor fell prostrate on his face and declared to Daniel, “Truly your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings!” From Daniel we learn to bring our witness for God into the culture, into government and into everyday life. This is happening today in the country called by Winston Churchill “the Pearl of Africa,” Uganda (more details tomorrow).
PRAYER FOR TODAY:
Lord God, I bow before You in recognition that You are my King! Rule and reign in my life, I pray. Reveal Yourself to me as I read Your Word and pray each day. Grant me, I ask, understanding and the wisdom to apply Your Word to my life in practical ways that will bless, not only me, but all those with whom I come into contact. I pray this in the Name of the One who did this at all times, Jesus Christ. Amen!!!
100 PERSONAL WORDS:
I want to thank my sons with all my heart for their participation in this blog. I’ve mentioned before that Ron helps me (I’m semi-illiterate in computers) by formatting and posting the blog each day, every day. The amazing blog experience of Ron’s wife Ann from yesterday’s blog is well worth reading again and sending to others. Tomorrow, God willing, I’ll try to connect readers with a prayer from Uganda’s President. This illustrates, as did Nebuchadnezzar’s experience, that, as a result of strong prayers and faith, God gets through to heads of state.
Yours for the fulfillment of God’s purposes in our time as demonstrated in their time by those four young men in today’s reading,
David
Loved today’s Old Testament readings of Daniel. Yes, the Kingdom established by God through His Son, Jesus Christ, our Messiah, remains forever! God is “forever and ever, for wisdom and might are His!” Amen!! Praying for all, as we remain alive in Christ through the chaos and keep our eyes on Jesus. We give Him all the praise and glory! God bless you, fellow saints.
“I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.”
3 John 1:4 ESV
Phil Wickham – Living Hope (Lyrics)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f2FXxDVO6w
Amen
Amen God Bless You
Father God, You are as active in our time as You were in Daniel’s time. Thank You for Your eternal Kingdom, for preparing a place for us. We ask for Your intervention in this world, Lord. Please give Your people hearts after You, hearts that care, hearts that motivate us to do what is kind and helpful and good. Please comfort Your people, and help us share the comfort You give. Have Your good and perfect way in all this world, we ask in Jesus’s name, amen
Amen Rob!
Amen,Rob.God bless.
Amen, Rob
Amen Rob! I pray your daily prayers as I know that God will surely answer them!
Amen Rob God Bless You
Amen!
My friend/mentor,Rev Fortier is home now from Hfx.His wife and I have been driving the 2 hr drive there daily since he was transferred there on Sat.He did better than expected under local anaesthetic for the hernia operation.As soon as he got home he was walking around the house with his cane.He had a good night sleep.Please keep him in prayer because of his (experimental,12 yr ago) leaky heart valve replacement for which he has an appointment at the end of the month.(Parts of 3 different animals were used.)”Sir John” is 85 and the most humble man I know.God bless
I plan to get a lot of non perishables tomorrow.My Dr. office is doing prescriptions by phone and the pharmacy wants customers to call to confirm their prescriptions are ready,go in and get out quickly.
Thanks again for your prayers.May God bless
William, I am praying for your friend/mentor Rev. John Fortier for both the hernia op and for the experimental leaky heart valve replacement. It has been a successful op as far as I see it! Praying for you also William as I am praying for all my saints on here regarding COVID-19. Please keep safe!
Amen saints! Pray the Lord keeps us all safe during this difficult time!
Amen, and praying for these requests. May God protect each one of you.