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I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things. These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth. But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever Daniel 7:16-18 Daniel’s discipline and devotion

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Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime. (Daniel 6:10)Daniel is in the second empire and under his third administration since being led captive from Judah, and he always rises to the top, not

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In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote... And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this. (Daniel 5:5 & 22)It is ironic that Daniel and his friends maintained the lessons of their parents while here

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And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, (Luke 1:46)She was a young girl, born in an insignificant tribe, living in a detested village, betrothed to a poor husband, yet Mary is given a boast by God, “All generations shall call me blessed.”Mary’s song is known as the “magnificat.” She comes to know the summation of her life as the mother of Jesus Christ. She needs nothing beyond that to be a

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For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6)I read somewhere of a little boy and girl who were singing their favorite Christmas carol in church the Sunday before Christmas. The boy concluded "Silent Night" with the

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And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. (1Jn 5:14-15)There are four aspects to devotional prayer. Someone created an acrostic that is very helpful in remembering all four aspects: A.C.T.S. "A" stands for "adoration";

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If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9.)There are four aspects to devotional prayer. Someone created an acrostic that is very helpful in remembering all four aspects: A.C.T.S. "A" stands for "adoration"; "C" stands for "confession"; "T" stands for "thanksgiving," and "S" stands for "supplication."Intimacy is

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O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day. Psalm 119:97What's on your mind the most? If it's not God's word, whatever it may be, it is in the way and place of God's word.I, myself, have been deficient in my understanding of the concept of "meditation," not wrong, but not comprehensive. I've said in the past that meditation is constantly pondering the application of the word of God,

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Enter into his gates with thanksgiving (Psalm 100:4)There are four aspects to devotional prayer. Someone created an acrostic that is very helpful in remembering all four aspects: A.C.T.S. "A" stands for "adoration"; "C" stands for "confession"; "T" stands for "thanksgiving," and "S" stands for "supplication."The greatest facilitator of peace through prayer is not partition but thanksgiving; it is

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The problem of humanity is that which we want, we don’t know how to obtain it; and we don’t know what it takes to get what we want, and when we find out what it takes, we don’t want what it takes. We want victory without the distance. We want the strength without the discipline. We want the win without the race. We want the crown without the cost. WHAT DO WOMEN WANT??? Women like to be praised.

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A person will never maintain what they do not value. It’s funny how many women today try to front like they cook, clean, and comb hair, while trying to get a man, but they don’t seem to understand what it took to get his attention is what it takes to keep his attention. Yet women often value being praise but they don’t value praise worthy stuff. This woman was not only taught what to be, she was

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This passage has been aptly deemed by classical Christianity, “The Virtuous Woman” or “A Good Woman.” And I’ve heard women who solicit accolades from others, wanting them to declare her as a good mother or a wonderful wife. Yet she fails at the motherly purpose and she lacks the magic of a wife full of wonder. A good woman makes a house feel homely, she makes groceries into savory meals, she

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Enter… into his courts with praise (Psalm 100:4)There are four aspects to devotional prayer. Someone created an acrostic that is very helpful in remembering all four aspects: A.C.T.S. “A” stands for “adoration”; “C” stands for “confession”; “T” stands for “thanksgiving,” and “S” stands for “supplication.” One always approaches a king with adoration. Adoration is praising God, raving about His

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Proverb 31:10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.In a time where women are taking their queue from the world and that in stark opposition to God’s word, Christians need to proclaim His truths clearer, louder, and more frequently. A true woman is what God’s says she is and nothing more or less. She is the helper to her husband, a compliment to his life, and his most

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The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart (Psalm 19:8) Everybody wants to find true happiness. Yet we are prone to do that which does not result in our happiness. The biblical formula to true happiness is “Freedom in Christ + Faithfulness to God + Fulfillment of Purpose = Happiness.”“Statues” refers to God's Spirit, His standards, His character. The joy here is a result of knowing

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The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. (Psalms 19:7b)Unquestionable, yet it calls our understanding into question. In Christianity, there is no such thing as a wise testimony. Light is simple; darkness is complex, winding, twisting and elusive. And darkness cannot comprehend light; the natural cannot receive the spiritual; belief cannot cohabitate with unbelief. So where men

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The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul (Psalms 19:7)The Psalmist declares the law of the Lord to be complete, sufficient and adequate, converting the soul. It is perfect to manifest one’s guilt. It is perfect to bring one face to face with the ultimate Judge. It is perfect to shut one’s prideful boast. It is perfect to turn one against his existential error. It is perfect to bring

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By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. (Psalm 137:1)Their disobedience had brought them to Babylon. The river is indicative here of Babylon’s best. They were in the most plenteous, pleasant, pristine, productive place Babylon had to offer. The Babylonian’s first methodical philosophy was not oppression but one of impression. They sought to woo their

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Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth. (Deuteronomy 5:8)What drives the worship of men? Is it not what they want; that is, what they want to be. Yes the Israelites made golden calves. But why? Because they really believed God looked like a cow? No! Because they

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And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. Luke 2:13-14Seeds of ambiguity have been sown among believers, as to whether Christians should observe the Christmas celebration. Some have gone as far as deeming it a pagan practice, yet a look at history will not affirm this.

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While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live... And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment (Matthew 9:18 & 20)Here we have an episode of two daughters: one dead and one

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Philippians 4:5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.The challenge of the Christian life is to learn how to walk out high mountain peaks and deep valley lows as though it were constant level plain. The Christian life is to be lived with a balanced perspective. That is to not get too high with the highs and not to low with the lows. The temptation is to be carried away by

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And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die (Genesis 3:4) Our fore-parents appeared to have had everything: a home, food, occupation, instruction, all in the presence of God. Often when the blissful state of Adam and Eve is examine, one concludes, “I would have never given up what they had.”However, a more careful observation of this passage reveals that there is something they

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John 11:16 Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellow disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.The disciples had been with Jesus in Bethany and had faced tremendous opposition. Now word had come to Jesus that Lazarus was dead. The disciple’s fears caused their ears to dull and fail to hear what Jesus was really communicating in saying, “Our friend Lazarus sleepeth.” It

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He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations (Psalms 105:8)God hath remembered; that is, in some sense, what He has promised, the psalmist has experienced.And what does He remember, not your words, not the popular but pseudo ideal of name it-claim it, blab it-grab it, call it-haul it, but He remembered “His word!” That which He spoke! He spoke

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For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6) A governor is known by His people’s characterization of him:“a name.” This name is not a formal name, but and nickname of sorts. And every man is looking for a man, a man he

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Psa 16:7 I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons. What a wholesome resolve. Not only passionate but intellectual – “I will,” yet not only intellectual but passionate – “my reins.” And there is no other way to please God then to remain passionately tied to the word of God in the dark times. Yet this is often when Christians make excuses by

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After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly. Mark 8:25 A blind man, subject to the sight of others, dependent on their interpretation and explanation of the world; he can provide no leadership or guidance to others, for he has no visual discernment, and perception. Jesus rhetorically asked, “Can the blind lead the blind?

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He answered and said, whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see (John 9:25)What an undesirable condition, to be blind. We may attempt to minimize this condition by touting the by-product of heightened awareness in the other senses; however, there is no virtue to blindness, but only social dependence, constant darkness, and visual depravity.

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And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: (Mat 7:28) How does one respond when Jesus is finished speaking? Does one relegate his words to a place of optional suggestions? Does one regard his speech as we regard so many others: hear but don't hear, into one ear and out the other? Or are His words properly regarded as the only foundation

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Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them. But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go. And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests

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That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. John 3:6 Although Luke makes it clear that Nicodemus came to Jesus at night, one can’t help but notice that his coming is rather pretentious; there is some superficial sense of daylight in his own mind, reverently raving of Jesus as a teacher, yet irreverently considering himself as Jesus’ colleague. He

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Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. (Hab 3:17-18)Habakkuk lived in a time of cultural corruption and degradation from the

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