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…
repentance… precious to God
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…
why evil empires succeed
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…
how it all ends
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…
question of the week
So here is the question of the week: Why should I go to church? (Check out previous questions here)
to do the right thing
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…
fool’s gold
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…
where were you 9/11
Hard to believe that was 9 years ago. I was at the church office, meeting with N.S. in the old church library (which I had claimed as my office), and we were tuning into the radio hearing the reports. Later I was at Tim Horton’s (no surprise there) meeting with B.B., and I shared with…
coming to my senses
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…
let’s make a deal – NOT!
SCRIPTURE: Daniel 3 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: When you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and other musical instruments, bow to the ground to worship King Nebuchadnezzar’s gold statue. Anyone who refuses to obey will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace. [Daniel 3:5-6] Next the devil took him to the peak of a very…