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Spiritual Structure: A Word for Prayer
Today’s Audio Devotion:
Spiritual Structure: A Word for Prayer
If you have ever watched a house or building under construction, you know it is built one day at a time. The finished structure always represents the sum total of daily progress.
The same is true for building a spiritual life. What should we pray every day that will allow us to build a fruitful spiritual structure? In Psalm 19:14, the psalmist prayed for two things: what he said and what he thought about. He prayed that both his words and his thoughts would be acceptable in God’s sight. Could there be a simpler, yet more profound, prayer to pray every day? Think about how much time we spend talking and thinking each day. Our words and our thoughts are like bricks being added to a building. Over time, our life will reflect what we have thought about and talked about.
Consider memorizing Psalm 19:14 and making it a personal prayer at the beginning of each day. Ask God to help you build a spiritual life that is pleasing to Him.
All my words and thoughts receive; claim me for thy service, claim all I have and all I am.
Charles Wesley
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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).