Posts with the tag “god”

Powerful Words from the ProphetsReturn, O Israel, to the Lord your God, for your sins have brought you down. Bring your confessions, and return to the Lord. Say to him, “Forgive all our sins and graci...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“Even in the womb, Jacob struggled with his brother; when he became a man, he even fought with God. Yes, he wrestled with the angel and won. He wept and pleaded for a b...  Read More

Powerful Words from the ProphetsMy heart is torn within me, and my compassion overflows. No, I will not unleash my fierce anger. I will not completely destroy Israel, for I am God and not a mere morta...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“When Israel was a child, I loved him, and I called my son out of Egypt. But the more I called to him, the farther he moved from me, offering sacrifices to the images o...  Read More

Powerful Words from the ProphetsI said, ‘Plant the good seeds of righteousness, and you will harvest a crop of love. Plow up the hard ground of your hearts, for now is the time to seek the Lord, that ...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“Then I will return to my place until they admit their guilt and turn to me. For as soon as trouble comes, they will earnestly search for me.” – Hosea 5:15 (NLT)“Seekin...  Read More

Powerful Words from the ProphetsThen the Lord said to me, “Go and love your wife again, even though she commits adultery with another lover. This will illustrate that the Lord still loves Israel, even...  Read More

Powerful Words from the ProphetsWhen the Lord first began speaking to Israel through Hosea, he said to him, “Go and marry a prostitute, so that some of her children will be conceived in prostitution. ...  Read More

Powerful Words from the ProphetsThen he said, “Don’t be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day you began to pray for understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your request has been heard in h...  Read More

Powerful Words from the ProphetsThen he said, “Don’t be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day you began to pray for understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your request has been heard in h...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“The moment you began praying, a command was given. And now I am here to tell you what it was, for you are very precious to God.” – Daniel 9:23 (NLT)“Why God Sends You ...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“O my God, lean down and listen to me. Open your eyes and see our despair. See how your city—the city that bears your name—lies in ruins. We make this plea, not because...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“O Lord, you are a great and awesome God! You always fulfill your covenant and keep your promises of unfailing love to those who love you and obey your commands.” – Dan...  Read More

Powerful Words from the ProphetsIt was the first year of the reign of Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, who became king of the Babylonians. During the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, learned ...  Read More

Powerful Words from the ProphetsThen King Darius sent this message to the people of every race and nation and language throughout the world: “Peace and prosperity to you! “I decree that everyone throu...  Read More

Powerful Words from the ProphetsVery early the next morning, the king got up and hurried out to the lions’ den. When he got there, he called out in anguish, “Daniel, servant of the living God! Was you...  Read More

Powerful Words from the ProphetsThen they told the king, “That man Daniel, one of the captives from Judah, is ignoring you and your law. He still prays to his God three times a day.” Hearing this, the...  Read More

Powerful Words from the ProphetsBut when Daniel learned that the law had been signed, he went home and knelt down as usual in his upstairs room, with its windows open toward Jerusalem. He prayed three...  Read More

Powerful Words from the ProphetsDarius the Mede decided to divide the kingdom into 120 provinces, and he appointed a high officer to rule over each province. The king also chose Daniel and two others ...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“This is the message that was written: Mene, mene, tekel, and Parsin. This is what these words mean:…Parsin means ‘divided’—your kingdom has been divided and given to t...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“This is the message that was written: Mene, mene, tekel, and Parsin. This is what these words mean:…Tekel means ‘weighed’—you have been weighed on the balances and hav...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“This is the message that was written: Mene, mene, tekel, and Parsin. This is what these words mean: Mene means ‘numbered’—God has numbered the days of your reign and h...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“You are his successor, O Belshazzar, and you knew all this, yet you have not humbled yourself. For you have proudly defied the Lord of heaven and have had these cups f...  Read More

Powerful Words from the ProphetsBut when the queen mother heard what was happening, she hurried to the banquet hall. She said to Belshazzar, “Long live the king! Don’t be so pale and frightened. There...  Read More

Powerful Words from the ProphetsSuddenly, they saw the fingers of a human hand writing on the plaster wall of the king’s palace, near the lampstand. The king himself saw the hand as it wrote, and his ...  Read More

Powerful Words from the ProphetsWhile Belshazzar was drinking the wine, he gave orders to bring in the gold and silver cups that his predecessor, Nebuchadnezzar, had taken from the Temple in Jerusalem...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“When my sanity returned to me, so did my honor and glory and kingdom. My advisers and nobles sought me out, and I was restored as head of my kingdom, with even greater...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“That same hour the judgment was fulfilled, and Nebuchadnezzar was driven from human society. He ate grass like a cow, and he was drenched with the dew of heaven. He li...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“King Nebuchadnezzar, please accept my advice. Stop sinning and do what is right. Break from your wicked past and be merciful to the poor. Perhaps then you will continu...  Read More

Powerful Words from the ProphetsSo Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego stepped out of the fire. Then the high officers, officials, governors, and advisers crowded around them and saw that the fire had not...  Read More

Powerful Words from the ProphetsBut suddenly, Nebuchadnezzar jumped up in amazement and exclaimed to his advisers, “Didn’t we tie up three men and throw them into the furnace?” “Yes, Your Majesty, we ...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“Nebuchadnezzar was so furious with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego that his face became distorted with rage. He commanded that the furnace be heated seven times hotter...  Read More

Powerful Words from the ProphetsShadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God whom we se...  Read More

Powerful Words from the ProphetsThen Nebuchadnezzar flew into a rage and ordered that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought before him. When they were brought in, Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Is...  Read More

Powerful Words from the ProphetsKing Nebuchadnezzar made a gold statue ninety feet tall and nine feet wide and set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. Then he sent messages to the h...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“Then the king appointed Daniel to a high position and gave him many valuable gifts. He made Daniel ruler over the whole province of Babylon, as well as chief over all ...  Read More

Powerful Words from the ProphetsThen King Nebuchadnezzar threw himself down before Daniel and worshiped him, and he commanded his people to offer sacrifices and burn sweet incense before him. The king...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“During the reigns of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed or conquered. It will crush all these kingdoms into nothingness,...  Read More

Powerful Words from the ProphetsArioch quickly took Daniel to the king and said, “I have found one of the captives from Judah who will tell the king the meaning of his dream!” The king said to Daniel ...  Read More

Powerful Words from the ProphetsThat night the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven. He said, “Praise the name of God forever and ever, for he has all wisdo...  Read More