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Simply Trusting
Today’s Audio Devotion:
Simply Trusting
King Hezekiah faced two crises in a short period of time. His kingdom was invaded by the Assyrian army, and he contracted a terminal disease (see 2 Kings 19–20). Navigating one crisis is hard enough, but how often we’re hit by multiple calamities! Has this happened to you? Are several pressures bearing down on you?
Hezekiah trusted in the Lord God. His problems were humanly unsolvable. But God can do more than we can. In times of discouragement, we must turn to His promises and seek them out in His presence.
It’s easy to get discouraged in this world, and that can lead to doubt. But when we feel we have nowhere left to turn, we can encourage ourselves in the Lord through Bible study and prayer. When our faith is faltering, we need to turn to Christ and allow Him to strengthen us in our faith. Psalm 112:7 says of the child of God, “He will not be afraid of evil tidings; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord.”
You can do that today!
Trusting as the moments fly, trusting as the days go by; trusting Him whate’er befall, trusting Jesus, that is all.
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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:
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King Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon
Daniel's words to the king are clear. "You are this head of gold" (Daniel 2:37–38).
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Medo–Persian Empire
The Medo–Persian Empire conquered Babylon in 539 BC and remained in power for approximately two hundred years (Daniel 5:28).
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Grecian Empire
Greece's Empire succeeded the Medo–Persians (Daniel 8:21).
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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).
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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).