Yet To Come

December 5
Daily Reading – Daniel 11-12 / 1 John 5  

GOD SAID:

Daniel 12:4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.

GETTING INTO GOD’S WORD:

  At a local restaurant that I frequent, there is a sign behind the cashier that reads; “Everything will be ok in the end. If things are not ok, then it’s not the end.” Although this is just meant as a humorous little sign about the daily struggle we go through, it could also well reflect, peoples search for peace in life. Some have tried to teach that we are going through the tribulation period described in the New Testament right now. As bad as things may appear today globally, they do not compare with the description of the Great Tribulation in the book of the Revelation of John. Things are not OK, and the end is yet to come.

    In Daniel 12:4, Daniel is told to “shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end:” God told Daniel to preserve this word of prophecy, as it would be needful for clear understanding in the last days. This verse goes on to say; “many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.” Some have supposed this to refer to the day we live in. People move about the globe in hours, which use to take months. Information that researchers would spend months compiling in the past, is now available in moments on the Internet. However, the verse is talking about the prophecy Daniel was to preserve to the end. Today there is a renewed interest in the future. Many run here and there, trying to find eternal answers. Blind to the truth, the lost still seek it. However, a clear revelation is yet to come.

GETTING GOD’S WORD INTO ME:

        Sadly, many will realize this clear revelation of eternity, when it’s too late. Daniel 12:2-3 says some will rise to eternal life, however, many will rise to eternal shame. Yet, still today, many are diligently searching.

Would you be willing to help them find the truth,
before it’s too late?

Living In His Word Ministries
       “Getting people into the Word of God…
                               … and the Word of God into people.”

Dr. Franklin J. Senters Th.D.
Founder and Executive Director
Hebrews 2:12

Yesterday Is Gone

December 4
Daily Reading – Daniel 9-10 / 1 John 4  

GOD SAID:

Daniel 9:19 O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name..

GETTING INTO GOD’S WORD:

    Daniel cried out to the Lord for the children of Israel in a time when they were in bondage and it seemed there was no hope and no way out. He had read the prophesies of Jeremiah, and believed the word of the Lord. For this he is referred to in Daniel 10 as a “man greatly beloved.” As we know today, there was hope. God was their hope, and He delivered them.

    As believers in this same God, shouldn’t we be praying this same prayer today for our nation, which is now in the grips of sinful lifestyles and disobedience to God’s Word?

    “O Lord, hear”… However, God does not hear if we are not coming to Him in prayer. We need to be on our knees before God for our nation.

    “O Lord, forgive”… In our prayers, we must repent for not always taking Him seriously, and following God’s Word as our infallible guide.

    “O Lord, hearken and do;”… As God leads, we must follow.

      It’s far past time to simply pray. It’s time to beg and plead for God’s mercy on a sinful people. For His grace toward those who have disobeyed. Thankfully, He has always loved us, and always will. However, we dare not confuse His love with a tolerance for sin. People, its time to PRAY!

GETTING GOD’S WORD INTO ME:

       There is precious little time left. “For thy people are called by thy name.” Are we not called by His name? Christians. Yesterday is gone, we cant change that. However, we’re responsible for what we do with today.

Christians, if we don’t do what’s right,
who will?

Living In His Word Ministries
       “Getting people into the Word of God…
                               … and the Word of God into people.”

Dr. Franklin J. Senters Th.D.
Founder and Executive Director
Hebrews 2:12

You Choose

December 3
Daily Reading – Daniel 7-8 / 1 John 3  

GOD SAID:

Daniel 7:14 And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.

GETTING INTO GOD’S WORD:

  OK, let’s just get it out there. The bold honest truth. I’m not the most athletic guy God ever created. OK, I said it. However, I, and most everyone I grew up with, have known this for years. Whenever people were picking teams, I was not normally the first one chosen. Oh, I jumped around yelling; “Pick Me,… Pick Me,” just like all the other kids. Yet the cold hard fact was, I wasn’t anyone’s first choice to help win a game. I wasn’t picked last, but I wasn’t chosen first either. I often thought, it would be nice, just once, if I could choose what team to be on instead of someone else choosing for me. To look over both teams, judge the players on each team, and then I would choose who to play with. I could pick me to be a part of the winning team. Sound like some sort of fairy tale dream? It’s not.

    In the most important competition that will ever take place, you and I have the choice of which team to be a part of. In the final battle between Christ and the Devil and his followers we are told who wins. Here in Daniel 7:14 it says of Christ. “And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.” He wins and You get to choose which side you will be on.

GETTING GOD’S WORD INTO ME:

        There is a catch. You have to choose before you die. You have all the facts written down for you in God’s Word. It has always been completely accurate about everything. So the choice is yours to make.

If you haven’t already,
why not choose the right team today?

Living In His Word Ministries
       “Getting people into the Word of God…
                               … and the Word of God into people.”

Dr. Franklin J. Senters Th.D.
Founder and Executive Director
Hebrews 2:12