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In a Family Way
Today’s Audio Devotion:
In a Family Way
A recent survey asked people around the world about the importance of their families. The strongest results were found in Egypt, Nigeria, Indonesia, Mexico, and Ethiopia. The United Kingdom was number seven, and the U.S. was number eight on the list. If you had been asked, you probably would have said your family is very, very important. There’s a popular saying that shows up on wall plaques: “Family is everything.”
One of the most encouraging aspects of the story of Joseph is how his family came back into harmony at the end of Genesis. Few families had been more broken by betrayal, brutality, and bitterness. Yet God gave healing in the end. This shows how much the family unit means to God. He loves your family.
Like Joseph’s family, yours isn’t perfect. There are no perfect families. We all have heartaches and challenges. But God can do what we cannot. Give all your family members to Him. Pray for each one. Keep a prayer list of your close relatives. The Lord can do more with each one than we can imagine.
Many times it takes just one member of the family to initiate the action to bring a family back together again.
Billy Graham
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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).