He was entranced as he read the words of life and truth for himself, and he would pause from time to time to whisper an exclamation: “Oh…that God would give me such a book for myself!”

Men who cherished faith in Christ as the only mediator between God and man, and honored the Bible as the only rule for living were branded as heretics. The purity of their faith is a sacred legacy to the world.

To most people, the practical aspects of how to live life, as they are laid out for us simply and plainly in Scripture, are deemed foolish, even impractical.

If I am truly surrendered to my Savior—as in unconditional surrender—then I will take a stand (there’s that warfare word again) against those things in myself that must be put to death.

Humbly place yourself under His rightful authority (you will need to do this throughout each day). Believe that He is able to save, for salvation is the supernatural work of the Lord. These things apply to every situation you will face.

Daniel parallels the entire Bible in this sense. Whereas, in the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve took an active role that forfeited eternal life for the human race, the promise of resurrection for the repentant one brings a regaining of that life, eternal life.