PSALM 1001 Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth.2 Serve the Lord with gladness;Come before Him with joyful singing.3 Know that the Lord Himself is God;It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.4 Enter His gates with thanksgivingAnd His courts with praise.Give thanks to Him, bless His name.5 For the Lord is good; His lovingkindness is everlas...  Read More

"And when he came to the den, he cried out with a lamenting voice to Daniel. The king spoke, saying to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?” Then Daniel said to the king, “O king, live forever! My God sent His angel and shut the lions’ mouths, so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent before...  Read More

"Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days." (Daniel 6:10)A new kingdom was in power but the same sinful nature was still in full operation. By God's grace, Daniel had been promoted to be ...  Read More

“But you his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, although you knew all this. And you have lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven...and the God who holds your breath in His hand and owns all your ways, you have not glorified.”As we live life in this fallen world, there are many times we fall short of the glory of God and miss 'the writing on the wall' so to speak. We go the wrong w...  Read More

"Let his heart be changed from that of a man, Let him be given the heart of a beast, And let seven times pass over him. “This decision is by the decree of the watchers, And the sentence by the word of the holy ones, In order that the living may know That the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, Gives it to whomever He will, And sets over it the lowest of men.’" (Daniel 4:16-17)God sees and knows...  Read More

“Look!” he answered, “I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.” (Daniel 3:24)Imagine the intensity of these two scenes back to back:First, the music begins to play…everyone bows down in unison…except three men who are boldly standing! As the eyes of those around them turn toward them in disbelief, their eyes r...  Read More

"If that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king. But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up.” (Daniel 3:17-18)While the world wants us to conform to its ways and bow the knee to its gods, we are called to march to ...  Read More

"But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days... “You, O king, were watching; and behold, a great image! This great image, whose splendor was excellent, stood before you; and its form was awesome... And the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth." (Daniel 2:28,31,35)God knows w...  Read More

"Then Daniel went to his house, and made the decision known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions, that they might seek mercies from the God of heaven concerning this secret, so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. Then the secret was REVEALED to Daniel in a night vision. So Daniel blessed the God of heaven." - Daniel 2:17-19Here are...  Read More

Set Apart for God"So Daniel said to the steward...“Please test your servants for ten days, and let them give us vegetables to eat and water to drink. Then let our appearance be examined before you, and the appearance of the young men who eat the portion of the king’s delicacies...” (Daniel 1:11-13)Daniel had already purposed in his heart not to defile himself but now he was willing to put his fait...  Read More

Purpose of Heart"But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank..." (Dan. 1:8)To purpose something in our hearts is to firmly set a priority inside of us as the goal that guides our behavior and our direction in life. Our purpose allows us to know WHY we do what we do.God is always purposeful and we shou...  Read More

"Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." (Romans 12:21)Do you know that evil has a time limit? That's right! Satan knows that his time of opportunity is running out. His longstanding, life-taking, godless agenda to steal, kill, and destroy may be getting more visibly seen in the world as the spiritual battle is intensifying but the devil has already been defeated since Christ has...  Read More