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Category: Devotionals

Devotionals

Finding Christ in Chronicles

Read: 1 Chronicles 1:1-5; Acts 20:27 Adam, Seth, Enosh . . . (1 Chron. 1:1) We all have favorite books and passages of the Bible, but most Christians have parts of the

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The End of the Story

Read: Daniel 12:1-10 At that time your people shall be delivered. (v. 1) I love books. I read professionally and recreationally, and I enjoy every kind of literature (including the

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Seek with All Your Heart

Read: Daniel 9:1-19 Then I turned my face to the Lord God. (v. 3) There are almost no cross-references between the book of Daniel and the other Old Testament accounts

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The Ancient of Days

Read: Daniel 7:1, 9-18 Thrones were placed, and the Ancient of Days took his seat. (v. 9) Halfway through, the book of Daniel dramatically changes tone. It goes from a

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In the Lions’ Den

Read: Daniel 6:16-28 God sent his angel and shut the lions’ mouths. (v. 22) Daniel faced two overwhelming pressures. The privilege, prosperity, and power of the pagan empire dangled within

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Give Thanks (As Always)

Read: Daniel 6:1-13 He . . . prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he had done previously. (v. 10) Daniel must have wondered when he might catch a

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The Writing on the Wall

Read: Daniel 5:1-31 You have lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven. (v. 23) Daniel’s first four chapters paint a complex portrait of Nebuchadnezzar. Babylon’s emperor was at turns

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The Wonders of the Most High

Read: Daniel 4:1-3; 34-37 Those who walk in pride he is able to humble. (v. 37) I have had my share of humbling (even humiliating) experiences. When I was younger,

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Who Rules?

Read: Daniel 4:4-9; 19-25; 28-33 The Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will. (v. 25) Nineteenth-century British politician John Dalberg-Acton is credited with