Daniel 9:9-14 There have been times in our marriage when I have heard a strange noise coming from our kitchen. When I go to investigate the unusual noise, I usually find that my wife has climbed up on our kitchen counter in order to reach something on the top shelf…
Daniel 9:1-8 In Daniel 9, Daniel’s prayer, he keeps using the first-person plural pronoun “we.” Over and over again, Daniel identifies himself with the sins of his people. Daniel, though he has done nothing wrong personally, asks for forgiveness for things he hasn’t done. Daniel’s people have sinned and to…
Revelation 1:1-8 Revelation 1 reminds us that Jesus is the One who is and is to come. This whole week has been about what is to come, but it is also about what is and should be now. The truth is, Jesus’ kingdom will come and His reign shall be…
Hebrews 12:22-29 Life is full of “if/then’s.” Ideally, if we exercise regularly and eat wholesome foods, we may prolong our lives and be healthier people. If we drive on the side of caution on the highway, then it stands to reason we won’t get into an accident. If we treat…
1 Corinthians 15:20-28 Many people are wired these days to solve problems in a quick manner. We’ve grown accustomed to addressing our problems in a manner consistent with most television sitcoms or mystery dramas. It occurs in this order: a problem, tackling a problem, solidifying “who did it,” and the…
Daniel 7:23-28 In The Chronicles of Narnia, it was the mighty lion Aslan who knew with certainty that he needed to go to the stone table in order that his sacrifice would fulfill the freedom for the transgressions of Edmund Pevansie. The scene depicts all the evil of Narnia, including…
Daniel 7:15-22 In Daniel 7:16, amidst the euphoria of the entire passage regarding the end of all things in verse 22, we see Daniel wanting to know the truth. Daniel sought the truth of all things because the visions of his head were troubling to him. Well, of course they’d…
Daniel 7:8-14 When we read Daniel 7, we cannot help but think forward to the idea of Messiah! Specifically, we look from the passage in Daniel to Ephesians 1:20-22 and Philippians 2:9-11. Our hearts and minds as believers long for the day when all things will become new and every…
Daniel 7:1-7 In the National World War I Museum and Memorial stand the remnants and stories of the weaponry and destruction brought on humanity as a result of the global upheaval of the first world war (1914—18). The world then was not unlike the world of young Daniel. Belshazzar was…
Hebrews 10:15-25 “You have my full confidence.” Have you ever heard someone say that? When a person tells another that they have given them their full confidence, it means more than just a surface-level trust. The confidence being expressed—connoting entirety, being “fully” invested—is one which will completely depend on the…