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The Summer Retreat: God’s Word
Today’s Audio Devotion:
The Summer Retreat: God’s Word
Productivity consultants advise breaking down a large task into a series of smaller tasks. For example, instead of trying to lose twenty pounds, try losing one pound per week for the next twenty weeks. And instead of having an hour-long quiet time each day, begin with a ten-minute devotional and add five minutes each week.
The same can be true for reading God’s Word—setting a goal for reading specific portions. Try reading a chapter of Proverbs and five psalms each day for a month. Or you might spend the summer reading the five major prophets or the twelve minor prophets in the Old Testament. Or purchase a harmony of the Gospels—the four Gospels blended into one book—and spend the summer meditating on the life of Christ. Perhaps you can spend the summer investigating scriptural teaching on a subject that is important to you like finances or parenting.
Set a goal for reading God’s Word during the summer months. You will be a deeper and wiser person come September.
Never let a hurried lifestyle disturb the relationship of abiding in Him.
Oswald Chambers
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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).