24-0505: God strengthens His people by faith to persevere to the very end and receive His reward of eternal life. Daniel’s record concludes with a final interaction with the angel, as he asks how much longer til the end. The answer he receives from the angel is not one Daniel asked for, but one...
24-0421: God is our great promise-keeper; who by His decree to fulfill His Word comforts us with hope and strengthens us to serve Him until He returns to usher in His eternal Kingdom of peace. Daniel’s prayer is motivated by the study of God’s Word, and while seeking the Lord, God’s answer startled him....
24-0414: God reveals His glory by His sovereignty, and while Christ-followers will suffer, we glorify Jesus’ Name by trusting Him as worthy for all people to worship Him. Daniel’s dream leaves him overwhelmed. He has seen the work of evil, wicked rulers, and the suffering of his people, and it has appalled him. Daniel...
23-1105: The message of the gospel is our means and our mission; the grace of God through Jesus Christ from first to last. Paul is writing to Timothy his last words, and exhorting him to endure in gospel mission. His words are serious and weighty because he wants Timothy to carry on and multiply...
The God of the Bible is a powerful God who is mighty to save His people; the Lord of all creation who works all things for His people in accordance with His will....
Christian joy is found as we focus and immerse our life, all our hope and confidence, in the character and nature of God. When we look to anything other than Christ as our strength in hard and heavy times, we forsake His divine power that holds us close to Him for His work to...