Over these last few weeks our family has been hit or miss with our family devotional time. I know, I know, I feel like I'm disappointing you all...But I always want us to be real with each other, and I definitely don’t want to come off like my family has it all together, and that we never miss a Devo. We do.
Read MoreEver hear about those Christians who claim that they have cracked the biblical code and have discovered the exact date that Christ is coming back? Those guys are never right, since we’re all still here, but I did think about that in the context of Daniel chapter 9
Read MoreIf you have been on this journey through Daniel with us the last seven weeks, you might start feeling tempted to stop and read something a little more “understandable” for your family. I mean what are these visions? How am I supposed to explain these to my family? Can’t I just read the more “relevant” parts of the New Testament?
Read MoreMy wife just said, “don’t you think it’s going to be challenging to have Devo’s around the rest of the book of Daniel?” I joking said, “yes, maybe we should just say….Daniel chapter seven….good luck.” Ha. Truth is, after Daniel six with the lion's den story, it does get more mysterious...
Read MoreAs the book of Daniel has been progressing, one thing that continues to be a challenge for me is the faithfulness of Daniel and his friends (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego). They were faithful in chapter one by entrusting their care to God and not the king’s provision.
Read MoreChapter three ended last week with Nebuchadnezzar praising God because of his deliverance of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego from the seven-times-hotter fiery furnace. He made a decree that a tearing of limb from limb be executed on anyone who spoke against God and in chapter four, we see him send a testimony of what the Most High God had done for him.
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