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Currency of the Kingdom
Today’s Audio Devotion:
Currency of the Kingdom
It has been said the truth (honesty) is the currency of the Kingdom. Just as money is the currency of the economic kingdom, so honesty is the currency of the spiritual kingdom. If someone uses counterfeit money to conduct business, the transaction is fraudulent. Just so, if someone is less than honest spiritually, it corrupts the relationship.
After Jacob died, Joseph’s brothers feared that he might retaliate against them for what they had done to him. Joseph didn’t retaliate, but he did have an honest conversation with his brothers. He said that what they had done to him was evil but God used it for a good purpose—to bring Jacob’s family to Egypt where Joseph could provide for them during the famine. Joseph forgave his brothers, but their relationship could only be restored on the basis of truth. There was no glossing over what the brothers had done, no burying of past facts.
When restoring a relationship that has been damaged, make sure that truth and honesty are the mediums of exchange.
For the Christian, honesty is not the best policy, it is the only one.
John Blanchard
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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).