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God overcomes. He wins. Forces oppose Him; strong forces put up a good fight. In the end, though, God will have the last word. As Daniel becomes overwhelmed in his attempt to understand God’s plan, a hand touches him. The touch reassures Daniel and tells Daniel this event is
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God will do what it takes to help us join Him in His work. He doesn’t need our help, He wants it. God could snap His fingers and make things happen out of His will, but He wants us to be a part. He wants more than our adoration;
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To say the interpretation of Daniel 9 is troubled is a great understatement. People in the Jewish faith claim this passage has nothing to do with God’s Messiah. While most Christians see the passage pointing to Christ, there is great debate about the timing of the events and whether
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Gabriel’ focus is helping Daniel prepare God’s people for the coming of the Messiah. That’s our purpose, too. God calls us to go into the world and proclaim the grace and salvation He brought to the world through His Messiah. We help prepare people to understand how God
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God wants us to be a part of His plan to bring redemption to the world and to be as informed about it as possible. God is a God of revelation. As we read His Word, we see Him gradually reveal Himself in layers to His people. He wants us
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A great prayer of repentance is accomplished by focusing on how our need for repentance gives an opportunity for God to be praised. God is the glorious one. He is far greater than I. When I have come and gone, God remains. Generations from now, it will be far more
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God wants us to find redemption so we once more become a part of His plan. God does not desire for His anger to burn against us. He desires for us to accept our guilt, offer up our repentance, and receive His forgiveness. He wants us to be in relationship
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Prayers of repentance, when done right, are an incredibly beautiful thing. There is a certain peace about a good prayer of repentance. There is a certain comfort found within a good prayer of repentance. There is a surety of faith in a good prayer of repentance. This chapter is a
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Even with the help of divine messengers who come from the throne of God, we can struggle to understand the breadth of God’s hand at work. Similarly, Daniel struggles to understand the vision once it is complete. The angel Gabriel makes a rare appearance and tries to help Daniel
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One of humanity’s fundamental flaws is rebellion. We weren’t created with rebellion. We weren’t given a spirit of disobedience. We weren’t designed to rebel. None of that changes the fact that we do rebel. We rebel quite frequently. We do it because we enjoy doing things
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God deserves to be our focus, not the ebb and flow of human power. Because human civilization is quite literally in our face, it is easy to become impressed and even enamored with it. It is easy to overlook God and His omnipresence. In the end, though, human civilization constantly
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God will have the last word. Besides being reminded about God’s love, I think those words are the most comforting words I ever hear. Living in this world can be difficult from time to time; it is helpful to know God will have the last say. On days when