Stand Firm (even in the lion’s den) - Daniel 6

I’ve heard and read this story numerous times. As a kid I was in a play about this story. Yet, isn’t it amazing how you can read a passage in Scripture a hundred times, then the next time you see something different? (That’s because God’s word is living and active - see Heb 4:12.)
You know [...]

The handwriting on the wall - Daniel 5

Sixty-six years have now passed since chapter 1 of the book of Daniel. King Nebuchadnezzar has apparently not heeded the advice Daniel gave him in the previous chapter and is now wandering out in the wilderness like a wild animal, eating grass (as prophesied in the kings dream that Daniel was asked to provide the [...]

The humbling of the king - Daniel 4

I find it very interesting that chapter 4 of the book of Daniel is actually written by a pagan king. Yes, the entire chapter comes from King Nebuchadnezzar. You see, the prophet Daniel has seen fit to include a chapter from the king that tells, in his own pen, his testimony of how his eyes [...]

Tested By Fire - Daniel 3

Have you ever noticed that people who have turned their backs on God need more, more, more?!
I have often told the analogy of the God-shaped hole inside all of us that can only be completely and satisfactorily filled by God Himself. We try to fill it with “stuff”, with relationships, with drugs, with food, with [...]

God Answers Prayer - Daniel 2

In the first chapter of the book of Daniel, God made a way for 4 noblemen (children or young men, if you read some translations) of the recently captured nation of Judah to be brought into King Nebuchadnezzar’s palace and serve there among royalty.
In the second chapter, we see God moving these boys into places [...]

The Mysterious Ways of God - Daniel 1

What makes people loose their faith?
You occasionally hear a story of someone who, when faced with unbearable circumstances beyond their control, walks away from anything and everything that has to do with God. Certainly, there are times when our “trials” seem overwhelming and downright unfair.
In those times, I’ve found it’s helpful to stop and take [...]