“But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.” I Peter 3:15 Chapters 1-6 of Daniel provide interesting insights into how to be a witness for God.… Continue reading 11:15-24: Daniel Teaches Us How To Witness For God
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11-14-24: Living God’s Way – Part 2
“If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” Luke 9:23 7. “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.” (Matthew 5:9) In Daniel’s prayers of thanksgiving to God we find him practicing theLord’s instruction on how to pray. He begins his prayers by meditating… Continue reading 11-14-24: Living God’s Way – Part 2
11-13-24: Living Life God’s Way – Part 1
“Holding fast the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I will have reason to glory because I did not run in vain nor toil in vain.” Philippians 2:16 As we look back on the life of Daniel we can see why the angel told him he is a “man greatly loved”.… Continue reading 11-13-24: Living Life God’s Way – Part 1
11-12-24: Daniel’s New Name
“And he said to me, “O Daniel, man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak to you, and stand upright, for I have now been sent to you.” While he was speaking this word to me, I stood trembling.” Daniel 10:12 As a boy I used to love to watch the television program “The… Continue reading 11-12-24: Daniel’s New Name
11-11-24: Why Do Christian Soldiers Stand?
“Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.” Ephesians 6:11 There are many monuments around our country memorializing the military and its contribution to the freedom we enjoy. There is the famous Iwo Jima Memorial in Connecticut… Continue reading 11-11-24: Why Do Christian Soldiers Stand?
11-10-24: The Wrath To Come
“For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.” I Thessalonians 5:9 In I Thessalonians 4 and 5 Paul reveals some powerful truths about the sliver of time that is between the end of the Age of the Gentiles and the 70th week of God’s judgment… Continue reading 11-10-24: The Wrath To Come
11-9-24: Trampled Underfoot
“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.” Matthew 5:13 The Lord tells the listeners on the Sermon on the Mount that true believers, those who live out… Continue reading 11-9-24: Trampled Underfoot
11-8-24: Unsalty Salt
“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.” Matthew 5:13 The word moraino carries the idea of ‘to “play the fool” or “to become foolish”. The… Continue reading 11-8-24: Unsalty Salt
11-7-24: But If
“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.” Matthew 5:13 Remember the Lord is speaking to the nation of Israel. In the Sermon on the Mount… Continue reading 11-7-24: But If
11-6-24: Salt in Worship
“You are the salt of the earth…” Matthew 5:13 The Lord has just explained in the Sermon on the Mount that those who live Godly (practice the Beatitudes out of a love for God) are the salt of the earth. His listeners would think about salt as something precious and valuable, about salt as something that… Continue reading 11-6-24: Salt in Worship