However, as Christians, we do not need to wait for a new year to get our lives in order - every day is a new opportunity to say "it is time for a change!" The chess champion stares and stares at the chessboard, then suddenly steps back, flabbergasted. Hurrah. Checkmate.” They were wrong because the King still had one more move. What do you do when you cannot see God at work in your life? Of all the people who should be freaking out and drowning their sorrows in inebriating and mind-numbing intoxication, it should be those who have a firm and fixed belief in the terrifying realities laid out in the Bible. Sujith Alex opens the word of God and reminds us that no matter how dire things look in our lives, the King has one more move! They have nothing to commend themselves. Verse 23 says Daniel trusted his God—even in the most dire of circumstances—and I’m convinced he did so because years before he moved in and made his home with God and learned in time that God was good and always would be his Comforter, his Counselor and his Savior. Vernon had a great sense of humor, and years ago he told a group of us that when he was 50, his mother-in-law moved in with him and his wife and lived with them for the next 15 years. Maybe it’s because I teach at a seminary and have been a pastor for almost three decades that I’ve been told at times that I’m not supposed to wrestle with that. All Rights Reserved. There were probably more Christians martyred in the 20th century than in the previous 19 combined. In the painting, a man is playing chess with the devil. highlights the devil’s deceptive nature in spiritual warfare. Let’s Make Our Home with the All-Powerful SaviorIn verse 16 and 20, Darius twice describes Daniel as “continually serving His God.” In the original text, it’s one word and it’s only used here in all of Scripture. However, we often get to a point in our lives where we try to add our own works and create a form of salvation we are “comfortable” with. Not to be missed! Do you need to refocus your mind so that you can win the fights that you should be fighting? The devil has won. Nietzsche, Randi, Harris, Lennon, Stalin, Gervais, Jimmy Carr, Dawkins, Hegel and Bertrand Russell.
Did he say God?
It looked as if it was all over for Daniel when he was thrown in the lions' den, but his King still had one more move. There are moments in our lives where we can feel like there is never any positive change, but when we receive Jesus into our hearts, God is always working beneath the surface to transform us into His image. Maybe, as with Daniel, we took a stand for Christ and found ourselves excluded or mocked, even by our own family members. God had a plan for mankind from the beginning, and all we need to do is to find our place in that plan in order to walk in His purpose. In his letter to the church at Philippi, the Apostle Paul encourages them to display the same humility, servant heart, and unity as Christ did so that the world would see Jesus through them. Realities that also affirm the final judgment and an eternal afterlife.
Steve Cassidy brings the word of God this week. Our God shut the mouths of those lions and saved Daniel from certain death, because He’s the all-powerful Savior.
Is God calling you out of your comfort zone today so He can use you? In the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Thessalonians, he reminded them that because of their higher calling, they were to live in such a way that they made a positive mark on the world around them. In this sermon, Steve Cassidy reiterates that as the church of Jesus Christ (Ekklesia), our relevance in an increasingly chaotic world is evidenced in our unity of purpose, spirit and also in serving one another. Some of the songs he wrote came from times when he was being pursued by his enemies who wanted to take his life, but David always seemed to find solace in God even in the darkest of times. Daniel’s Faithfulness in the Face of DeathThe story begins with a change of regime from the Babylonians to the Persians and Darius, the new king, makes Daniel one of the top administrators of his empire. Regardless of your circumstances, irrespective of your situation, our King always has one more move, and that’s something—and Someone—we can feel great about.
How do you feel about children? In fact, when the king ordered the conspirators thrown into the den along with their families, they all were killed immediately (v. 24). Daniel’s circumstances in Babylon never had been easy, but they now became deadly.
There is a kind of busy man, whose busyness makes him almost. As we close out 2019, Phil Shaw opens the word of God and reminds us that Jesus is looking for those who are ready to fully yield to Him so He can use them to accomplish His perfect will.
That’s very important because at this point Daniel was at least 75 years old and was still an occupational success. In his Christmas message, Peter Shaw shows us through Mary’s story in Luke 1 that our response to God’s plan of redemption should be that of trust in Jesus who came and paid the price for our salvation.
He can only do us harm by trickery. Add to that the fact that followers of Jesus are among the world’s most persecuted people group, and one wonders how they even get out of bed. “Checkmate”, said the scribe to the Pharisee as they watched Jesus, the King of the Jews breathe His last on the cross outside Jerusalem. In Luke 11:29 and Luke 12:1 Jesus is at the height of His popularity, Sinners have obstacles to God. But such bold statements have never bothered the Church or the Christian. This can be due to illness, addictions, or other external pressures which tell us that there is no hope and that we should give up on God. The first man looking at the painting wants to move on to other paintings in the gallery.
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