February 25, 2024 | Daniel: Wars & More Wars, but God is in Control – Part 2

Series Overview:

God stands tall through the entire book of Daniel with His grand plan for an unimaginable, but truly wonderful future victorious kingdom. God is on a mission and raised up Daniel who believed Him! His life and the lives of his friends lived radically counter-cultural, seeking the Lord which moved them to wisely focus on the important things, the essential things, and leaving the temporary pleasures and promises of this world behind. Though ultimately given great earthly privilege and position, faith and God’s ways have its own rewards. In a world of pain, suffering, and confusion, Daniel modeled what it means to follow the Lord in His perfect plan. So today, the cost of following Jesus is high, but God will vindicate His people. This book encourages us to persevere in the Lord’s plan as the best way to the best world.

Weekly Overview:

While these final verses of chapter 11 continue from our last message, they point beyond to another great, but destructive leader. Jesus spoke in the same way in Matthew 24 of near events folded into faraway events. The end of this chapter reminds us the battle is ultimately the kingdoms of this world against the kingdom of God or Humanity against God. There is more yet to come and we need to continually trust on God who is in control and cares for His people. While we are prone to fear, anxiety, discouragement and depression when all seems so dark, there is always hope. Jesus only gives us this hope because He is the final Conqueror.

Today’s Text | Daniel 11:36-45