God not “god”
2 Chron.7:14 (AMPC, with emphasis) “If My people, who are called by My name, shall humble themselves, pray, seek, crave, and require of necessity My face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.”
The truth is that God’s heart is for His people to be called by His Name. As children of God, our names [our identities] have to be rooted in God. Read the rest of this entry
Identity
Dan.1:6 “Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah… all from the tribe of Judah. 7 The chief of staff renamed them with these Babylonian names: Daniel was called Belteshazzar. Hananiah was called Shadrach. Mishael was called Meshach. Azariah was called Abednego.
The number one objective of the Babylonian chief of staff in renaming Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah with Babylonian names was to give Read the rest of this entry
In The Name
Gen.17:4 “This is my covenant with you: I will make you the father of a multitude of nations! 5 What’s more, I am changing your name. It will no longer be Abram. Instead, you will be called Abraham, for you will be the father of many nations
As we press in further in our study of Daniel, we trust that God will intensify His presence with us in Jesus Name. God is delivering things to us in this season, particularly to those in business, Read the rest of this entry
God Responses
Dan.2:20 “He said, “Praise the name of God forever and ever, for he has all wisdom and power. 21 He controls the course of world events; he removes kings and sets up other kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the scholars. 22 He reveals deep and mysterious things…”
What do you think happens to you and the people around you when you persevere through trials? You get promoted and people around you get inspired to fight their own battles, and to have the right responses, the God Read the rest of this entry
Dealings
Dan.2:20 “He said, “Praise the name of God forever and ever, for he has all wisdom and power. 21 He controls the course of world events; he removes kings and sets up other kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the scholars. 22 He reveals deep and mysterious things…”
For some people, God has been dealing with them about the same thing for years and getting the same wrong responses. Some people throw tantrums and scatter things like they are toddlers. Such people’s response to God’s Read the rest of this entry
Ripening
James 1:2 “… when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. 3 For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. 4 So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.”
The greater your threshold for pain, the greater your capacity for leadership. In positions of leadership, expect people to will say horrible things about you, can you take it? People will stab you in the back and in Read the rest of this entry
Capacity Quotient
Dan.2:20 “He said, “Praise the name of God forever and ever, for he has all wisdom and power. 21 He controls the course of world events; he removes kings and sets up other kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the scholars. 22 He reveals deep and mysterious things…”
We will kick off today’s devotional with our final thought from yesterday which is: when we know God and understand that He is full of wisdom and full of power, and that He orchestrates the course of events, we are better Read the rest of this entry
Get Understanding
Hab. 1:13 But you are pure and cannot stand the sight of evil. Will you wink at their treachery? Should you be silent while the wicked swallow up people more righteous than they?
Prophet Habakkuk was one of Daniel’s contemporaries. Habakkuk was part of the families that were taken to Babylon and he struggled to understand God’s judgement. Israel is God’s people, yes, they had done wrong, but they Read the rest of this entry
Caution!
Jer.7: 23 “This is what I told them: ‘Obey me, and I will be your God, and you will be my people. Do everything as I say, and all will be well!’ 24 “But my people would not listen to me. They kept doing whatever they wanted, following the stubborn desires of their evil hearts…”
It is interesting that twenty years before the people of Israel were taken away to Babylon, before God gave Nebuchadnezzar permission and access, prophet Jeremiah prophesied that God’s people will be removed from the Read the rest of this entry
Spirit Within
Dan.5:14 “I have heard that you have the spirit of the gods within you and that you are filled with insight, understanding, and wisdom.”
Daniel did not have any form of accountability or supervision. He was away from home, meaning he had the freedom to live anyhow he wanted to. How did Daniel get it right in spite of all this? In scriptures, we see Daniel survive Read the rest of this entry
