Category: daily meditations

There are two passages assigned for today! SCRIPTURE: 1 Thessalonians 1 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: We know, dear brothers and sisters, that God loves you and has chosen you to be his own people. For when we brought you the Good News, it was not only with words but also with power, for the Holy Spirit gave you full assurance…

SCRIPTURE: Daniel 12 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Then there will be a time of anguish greater than any since nations first came into existence. But at that time every one of your people whose name is written in the book will be rescued. Many of those whose bodies lie dead and buried will rise up, some to everlasting life…

SCRIPTURE: Daniel 11 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Now then, I will reveal the truth to you… [Daniel 11:2] Seeking nothing but each other’s harm, these kings will plot against each other at the conference table, attempting to deceive each other. But it will make no difference, for the end will come at the appointed time. [Daniel 11:27] I this vision, Jesus…

SCRIPTURE: Daniel 10 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: I looked up and saw a man dressed in linen clothing, with a belt of pure gold around his waist. His body looked like a precious gem. His face flashed like lightning, and his eyes flamed like torches. His arms and feet shone like polished bronze, and his voice roared like a…

SCRIPTURE: Daniel 9 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: After this period of sixty-two sets of seven, the Anointed One will be killed, appearing to have accomplished nothing, and a ruler will arise whose armies will destroy the city and the Temple. The end will come with a flood, and war and its miseries are decreed from that time to the…

SCRIPTURE: Daniel 8 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: The army of heaven was restrained from responding to this rebellion. So the daily sacrifice was halted, and truth was overthrown. The horn succeeded in everything it did. [Daniel 8:12] In this vision of rams and goats and horns clashing, the line that stood out for me was that the army of heaven…

SCRIPTURE: Daniel 7 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: As my vision continued that night, I saw someone like a son of man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient One and was led into his presence. He was given authority, honor, and sovereignty over all the nations of the world, so that people of every race and…

SCRIPTURE: Daniel 6 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: But when Daniel learned that the law had been signed, he went home and knelt down as usual in his upstairs room, with its windows open toward Jerusalem. He prayed three times a day, just as he had always done, giving thanks to his God. [Daniel 6:10] Daniel new about the law, and…

SCRIPTURE: Daniel 5 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: This is the message that was written: Mene, Mene, Tekel, and Parsin. This is what these words mean: Mene means ‘numbered’—God has numbered the days of your reign and has brought it to an end. Tekel means ‘weighed’—you have been weighed on the balances and have not measured up. Parsin means ‘divided’—your…

SCRIPTURE: Daniel 4 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: When my sanity returned to me, so did my honor and glory and kingdom. My advisers and nobles sought me out, and I was restored as head of my kingdom, with even greater honor than before. [Daniel 4:36] Nebuchadnezzar is sharing his testimony; vv.4-37 are written in Aramaic, perhaps a copy of his…