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Today’s Audio Devotion:
Drive-Thru Prayers

If you drive down 6th Street in Lambert, Mississippi, on a Tuesday morning, you might see this sign in front of a local church: “Drive-Thru Prayer.” Several church members will be waiting outside for cars to pull up. “How can we pray for you today?” they ask. Both men and women have poured out their troubles and received prayer for their needs.1

It’s wonderful to know we can pray on streets and sidewalks, in offices and factories, at our homes and with our families. It’s also vital to learn to withdraw to the Lord in solitude during our daily time with the Lord. We have the Holy Spirit to help us pray. Ephesians 6:18 tells us to be “praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit.”

When the Holy Spirit is within us, we should also be vigilant in prayer. This means to be spiritually alert, looking out for spiritual danger in our lives and the lives of others. Have you missed a few days of prayer? God longs for your fellowship! Get back to God and back to vigilant prayer.

The very act of prayer is a blessing.
Charles Spurgeon

Some 2,600 years ago, God gave King Nebuchadnezzar a dream. In this dream, the king saw a five–part statue made of five different metals (see Daniel 2). Each section represented an empire, beginning with Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon. Four of these empires have already risen and fallen in history—a clear fulfillment of Daniel's prophetic interpretation. The fifth and final empire indicates a future Europe—a ten nation coalition that will unite under the Antichrist's rule.

You can read about the King's dream and Daniel's interpretation in Daniel 2, but let's take a quick visual look at what you will find:

The Colossus
  1. King Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon

    Daniel's words to the king are clear. "You are this head of gold" (Daniel 2:37–38).

  2. Medo–Persian Empire

    The Medo–Persian Empire conquered Babylon in 539 BC and remained in power for approximately two hundred years (Daniel 5:28).

  3. Grecian Empire

    Greece's Empire succeeded the Medo–Persians (Daniel 8:21).

  4. Roman Empire

    When the Grecian empire was conquered by Rome, all the lands and peoples of the previous kingdoms were assimilated into the Roman Empire through the strengths of the "iron legions of Rome" (Daniel 2:40).

  5. Future European Coalition

    This empire has not yet risen. Daniel foretells a time when the Roman Empire—Europe—will consist of ten kingdoms or leaders. The future Roman Empire will be present on the earth when God sets up His earthly kingdom (Daniel 2:44).

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