DAY 215 Read Daniel 1 through 3.
Today's reading: After an introduction to Daniel's remarkable experience, we launch into the first of his prophetic revelations--interpreting the king's dream.
Memory gem: "In the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed" (Daniel 2:44).
Thought for today:
There it stands in all its terrible beauty--the fifth world kingdom, the kingdom without frontiers, the world kingdom of Christ; and it "shall not be left to other people." Why? Because its citizens are immortal. It will not come by the slow absorption of the modern world, but by the sudden interposition of Heaven. And it will be endless, eternal. Those who are its citizens live forever. Their lives measure with the life of God, whom to know is life eternal! (See John 17:3.)
Is it certain? Is it true? If some weary heart, someone who is filled with doubts and wonderings, asks that question, you can be certain, friend--it is sure! For "the great God," says the prophet, "hath made known...what shall come to pass hereafter: and the prophecy is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure" (Daniel 2:45, emphasis supplied).
Friend, are you already a citizen of that coming kingdom? If not, will you not give your allegiance to the coming King?
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Difficult or obscure words:
Daniel 1:4. "Children"--a Hebrew word meaning "youth" or young men" (see 1 Kings 12:8, where the word is translated "young men)"
Daniel 1:8. "Meat"--an old English word meaning food.
Daniel 1:12. "Pulse"--an old English word used to translate a Hebrew word meaning "food derived from plants," such as cereals, vegetables, and such fruits as berries and dates.
Today's reading: After an introduction to Daniel's remarkable experience, we launch into the first of his prophetic revelations--interpreting the king's dream.
Memory gem: "In the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed" (Daniel 2:44).
Thought for today:
There it stands in all its terrible beauty--the fifth world kingdom, the kingdom without frontiers, the world kingdom of Christ; and it "shall not be left to other people." Why? Because its citizens are immortal. It will not come by the slow absorption of the modern world, but by the sudden interposition of Heaven. And it will be endless, eternal. Those who are its citizens live forever. Their lives measure with the life of God, whom to know is life eternal! (See John 17:3.)
Is it certain? Is it true? If some weary heart, someone who is filled with doubts and wonderings, asks that question, you can be certain, friend--it is sure! For "the great God," says the prophet, "hath made known...what shall come to pass hereafter: and the prophecy is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure" (Daniel 2:45, emphasis supplied).
Friend, are you already a citizen of that coming kingdom? If not, will you not give your allegiance to the coming King?
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Difficult or obscure words:
Daniel 1:4. "Children"--a Hebrew word meaning "youth" or young men" (see 1 Kings 12:8, where the word is translated "young men)"
Daniel 1:8. "Meat"--an old English word meaning food.
Daniel 1:12. "Pulse"--an old English word used to translate a Hebrew word meaning "food derived from plants," such as cereals, vegetables, and such fruits as berries and dates.
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