Divine Encounters

Day 227 Reading: Daniel 9:1 - Daniel 12:13 We are living in perilous times. If in doubt just listen to the news. Hurricanes, storms, earthquakes, heatwaves are all abnormalities we see on earth. Planes disappearing, the crime that is at unprecedented levels in some parts of our world, drug abuse are just a few examples of the depravity we are facing. Many today are dealing with mental health issues partly because of the pressures many are facing. I write this not to mock anyone but the pressures today are unreal sometimes and when one is not grounded they can easily lose focus in life.  Daniel was captured from Judah and taken to live in Babylon. While there he kept studying the prophecies of God. He not only studied the education provided by the government but also privately studied the Word of God. We see he studied the books implying he was a student of the Word of God. In the process of studying, he came to the place of understanding. Daniel had encounters with hea...

Day 226 Reading: Daniel 5:1 - Daniel 8:27 What was found in Daniel is readily available for you and me! That which made Daniel prosper in his place God has shown me He is more than willing to give to us today and He is raising a generation of Daniels the question being are we willing to pay the price to walk like Daniel. As I read the passage this morning and sought God the words that were written by the finger of God rang heavy on my heart: Mene Mene Tekel are the first three words. Mene means God has numbered your Kingdom and finished it whilst Tekel means you have been weighed in the balances and found wanting.  Child of God, the day and age we live in requires we understand that God is very particular to our living upright. He judged the King Belshazzar for using the articles of the temple. In 24 hours what was written on the wall by the finger of God came to pass. May God have mercy over us believers in this day and age. When the words were written on the wall the...

Day 225 Reading: Daniel 1:1 - Daniel 4:37 As I celebrated my birthday I was excited because I was not only closing Ezekiel but would be beginning the Book of Daniel. My heart is expectant that God is going to deposit truths and grace to be Daniels in our respective spheres of influence. For too long the children of God have taken a back seat as they bear no influence in places of authority. God is changing that. He is raising an army that will be influential not just affluent and this is all for His Kingdom.  Daniel and his 3 colleagues were captives who were taken from their homes and taken to live in Babylon. They were eunuchs serving the most brutal dictator that ever lived. Historians tell us that Nebuchadnezzar was a man who was famous for his brutality. If he ordered a person executed it was a painful process. The execution would see the person tied to two horses which would pull the person apart as the horses were facing different directions. Painful, yes indeed...