February 4, 2024 | Daniel: Our Only Hope

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:

Daniel was in prayer and a vision comes to him that was at once staggering, confusing and full of hope. In prayer he was concerned for the people of God because of the Babylonian captivity prophesied by Jeremiah and God’s promises to deliver them. There was the promise of the new covenant by Jeremiah that caused further intrigue. Daniel had his own hopes of what he wanted God to do, but God would make Daniel’s largest dreams pale in comparison to what God wanted to do! A day was coming when God would act and send His Anointed One to atone for sin and even put an end to sin and bring everlasting Righteousness. A new covenant would be established! But there would be a time between that rocked Daniel’s world and will rock ours! Are we ready to receive all that God has for us?

Today’s Text | Daniel 9:20-27