Daniel 12:8,9 – I heard, but I did not understand. Then I said, “O my lord, what shall be the outcome of these things?” He said, “Go your way, Daniel, for the words are shut up and sealed until the time of the end.” The last two chapters of Daniel depict the revelation of events… Continue reading To Know or Not To Know
Category: Daniel
Always Praying
Daniel 2:17,18 – Then Daniel went to his house and made the matter known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions and told them to seek mercy from the God of heaven. I think it’s fair to say that we all have issues with prayer from time to time. We go through periods of earnestly… Continue reading Always Praying
Complete Trust
Daniel 6:23b – So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no kind of harm was found on him, because he had trusted in his God. At the beginning of our walk with Daniel, we discovered a young man with an inner resolve to remain faithful to his God no matter the consequences.… Continue reading Complete Trust
Positive Influence
Daniel 6:22 – My God sent his angel and shut the lions’ mouths, and they have not harmed me, because I was found blameless before him; and also before you, O King I have done no harm.” Depending on who you think Darius was and when he reigned, Daniel was either in his eighties or… Continue reading Positive Influence
Jealousy Unleashed
Daniel 6:16 – Then the king commanded, and Daniel was bought and cast into the den of lions. The king declared to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!” Not everyone was happy with the amount of power and influence that Daniel had been given by Darius – ‘the presidents and the… Continue reading Jealousy Unleashed
Heart of Integrity
Daniel 6:4b – But they could find no ground for complaint or any fault, because he was faithful, and no error or fault was found in him. Daniel was a man of great integrity and was among those noted by the Lord for his righteousness, (see Ezekiel 14:12-14). Even though he was an exile, he… Continue reading Heart of Integrity
Intercession
Daniel 9:3 – Then I turned my face to the Lord God, seeking him by prayer and pleas for mercy with fasting and sackcloth and ashes. Daniel truly was a man of prayer – ‘He got down on his knees three times a day and prayed and gave thanks before his God.’ He may have… Continue reading Intercession
Heavenly Battle
Daniel 10:13 – The prince of the kingdom of Persia with stood me twenty-one days, but Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I was left there with the kings of Persia. Do you believe in angels? What about warrior angels who fight to protect a country and those who fight… Continue reading Heavenly Battle
Prayer and Patience
Daniel 10:12 – Then he said to me, “Fear not, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand and humbled yourself before your God, your words have been heard, and I have come because of your words. Daniel had entered into 21 days of prayer, fasting and mourning but we… Continue reading Prayer and Patience
Counterbalance
Daniel 5:27 – You have been weighed in the balances and found wanting. Belshazzar reigned in Babylon for approximately 15 years. In the first year Daniel had the vision of the four beasts and in the third year he had a vision concerning the Median/Persian empire and the Greek empire. The next time we meet… Continue reading Counterbalance