N O V E M B E R 2 “Yes, and all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.” — 2 Timothy 3:12

Pray for the Persecuted Church

Humanly speaking, persecution against Christianity began with Jesus Himself being spitefully treated and then crucified. It continued with the persecution, torture, and murder of the disciples, and then of many other followers of Christ. It went on in greater ways in the entire Roman Empire during ten huge waves of persecution. For almost 300 years, persecution swept across that kingdom, and millions of Christians died. Then the Edict of... More

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N O V E M B E R 1 “…you also, as living stones, are being built up into a spiritual house as a holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.” — 1 Peter 2:5

The Biggest Organization Worldwide

One day two men were sitting together on an airplane. One was a businessman. The second man was a representative of a worldwide organization. “You must work for Coca Cola,” said the first. “No,” replied the second, “We have far more field representatives, more employees and more customers, if you can call them that.” Now, the first man was definitely intrigued. “Microsoft?”... More

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O C T O B E R 3 1 “For by grace you have been saved through faith…not of works…For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works…” — Ephesians 2:8-10

Don’t Get the Buggy Before the Horse

Suppose that you lived in the country 100 years ago, when horses and buggies were common. One day you came into the city and discovered that most people were putting the buggy in front of the horse and saying, “Giddy-ap, horse. Push, push,” and somehow they couldn’t get the horse to push the buggy at all. You would think to yourself, “How incredibly stupid can these city folk be?” And you would be right. Yet... More

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O C T O B E R 3 0 “…as far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.” — Psalm 103:12

Satan Preys on Our Failures

We need to avoid a trap of Satan—to so dwell on our failures that we can’t move forward. Our sins can disable us because every time we sin Satan has the same message for us, “Ah hah! Now you’ve done it. You’ve blown the whole thing. Certainly Christ has no more need and use for you!” We need to forget those failures. We need to forget those sins, which are buried in the depths of the sea never to be... More

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O C T O B E R 2 9 “These great beasts, which are four, are four kings which shall arise out of the earth.” — Daniel 7:17

Daniel and the Four Beasts

Daniel had a vision of four beasts which succeeded each other. They represented four worldly kingdoms—each one being brutal in its own way. They are not lifting up their eyes to God, but they are looking downward as the beast does. This is always true of godless politics. It always acts in a beastlike manner and, therefore, it is destructive of human life. It tramps and stomps on people; it devours much flesh; it kills millions of human... More

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O C T O B E R 2 8 “I saw in the night visions, and there was one like a Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before Him…His dominion is an everlasting dominion…” — Daniel 7:13-14

Daniel’s Vision of the Winds and Great Sea

Daniel had a dream in which he saw the rise of four nations, symbolized by four beasts, which came up from the Great Sea, which had been stirred up in great tumult by the four winds of heaven. So we see that first of all, looking at the origin of four kingdoms (the Babylonian, Medo-Persian, Greek, and Roman) that they are earthly in nature. They rise up from the sea and are contrasted with the kingdom of Christ, which is a kingdom that... More

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O C T O B E R 2 7 “Daniel spoke and said: I saw in my vision by night…Four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse from one another.” — Daniel 7:2-3

Same Empires, Different Views of Them

In the book of Daniel, two dreams are described. The first is Nebuchadnezzar’s and the second is Daniel’s. In these two dreams the same four earthly kingdoms are described. In Daniel 2, Nebuchadnezzar had a dream of a great image whose head was of gold and whose shoulders and chest were of silver, loins of brass and its feet and legs of iron mixed with clay with ten toes. Scholars believe this was a vision of the four great... More

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Pray for the Persecuted Church

The Biggest Organization Worldwide

Don’t Get the Buggy Before the Horse

Satan Preys on Our Failures

Daniel and the Four Beasts

Daniel’s Vision of the Winds and Great Sea

Same Empires, Different Views of Them