July 1: THOUGH YOU KNEW ALL THIS

These words succinctly highlight the fundamental problem that people will face in the final judgment of God. Their refusal to humbly acknowledge known truths and act accordingly is tantamount to rebellion. Such a leaning, if not corrected, progresses into an overall attitude of self-exaltation, the most common form of idolatry.

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June 29: DIVINE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL

In the years since Nebuchadnezzar’s death, Daniel must have had many seasons of discouragement, as Babylonian ways continued unabated. . . . He did not know that the promised Messiah would actively point His followers back to Daniel’s book. But in spite of the general Babylonian trends and Belshazzar’s flippant attitude, some in the Babylonian court had acquired an awareness of the God of Daniel and his friends.

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June 25: LOOK TO ME AND BE SAVED!

Though King Nebuchadnezzar had experienced a calamity, the outcome was a miracle of transformation instead of a tragedy of stubborn unwillingness to be transformed. Once proud and egotistical, the ruler of the Babylonian empire had become a humble child of God.

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June 24: A VIVID ILLUSTRATION

The exact timing of Nebuchadnezzar’s mental breakdown was not foretold, yet there is no mistaking that God places a limit on wickedness. In the king’s case, when that limit was reached, the prophesied calamity fell like a sledgehammer.

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June 23: INSANITY

Nebuchadnezzar forfeited the year-long opportunity to profit from the warning that he had been graciously given in vision by God and confirmed by Daniel’s plain interpretation. He also passively pushed aside Daniel’s excellent counsel, defaulting into nurturing the pride within his selfish heart until it reached a fever pitch, beyond which God could not allow it to continue.

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June 22: DON’T MISS THE U-TURN

Daniel’s advice, for a brief time—perhaps a few weeks or months—left a strong impression upon Nebuchadnezzar. But the resistant heart that wills against being transformed by God’s grace soon loses the gentle impressions of the Holy Spirit.

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June 21: CONDITIONAL PROPHECY

Beloved, the LORD has many lessons for us that do not have to be learned “the hard way”. Many of the hardships that we suffer are self-inflicted and entirely avoidable! God’s word is a character-molding library of priceless lessons, all given in love.

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June 19: A WARNING MINGLED WITH MERCY

At the very time when the king feels the most self-complacent, Almighty God is sending this dream that troubles him with fear and forebodings. The external splendor and glory that seemed to afford security and prosperity to the far-reaches of the empire—with abundant fruit and food for all—was not the true security that it appeared to be.

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June 18: THE TRUE WAY

There is another tree, the tree of life, that existed in the Garden of Eden. The great news about this most amazing tree is that it still exists in the heavenly Jerusalem. It is a literal tree that symbolizes life and the Source of life.

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June 17: THE REDEEMER’S HOPE

Redemptive judgments that come into the lives of people is proof of the loving involvement of the infinitely great God of heaven. It is proof of His compassion and desire for our salvation. It proves that the work of the Redeemer is active. It testifies of the hope that He carries in his heart for every person alive.

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