Personal Devotions
Notes from Mark's personal Bible reading and meditation
With a goal to apply one truth from each day's reading to my life that day
Jul 5, 2024, 7:17 AM
Passage Read: Daniel 8-11
Meditation Verses: 9:26-27
Thought
This prophecy came in the first year of Darius, so the command to rebuild the temple hadn't come yet, not to rebuild the city. But both city and sanctuary are mentioned in this prophecy, telling Daniel and all who read it that the city and temple would surely be rebuilt, just as it came to be. But then it sounds like a future ruler of foreigners will come and destroy city and temple, and stop the sacrifices and set up the abomination of desolation.
Jul 4, 2024, 7:19 AM
Passage Read: Daniel 4-7
Meditation Verses: 6:20-23
Thought
Daniel had so distinguished himself that Darius had so much respect for him, even caring about him. Darius tried to put off sentencing Daniel, and when he couldn't put it off any longer, he regretfully cast Daniel into the lion's den, saying, "Your God will deliver you." Daniel, for his part, made no defense or argument, apparently at complete peace with what was happening, trusting fully in God's deliverance or ready to depart and be with His Lord.
Jul 3, 2024, 7:20 AM
Passage Read: Ezekiel 48 - Daniel 3
Meditation Verse: Daniel 3:28
Thought
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego weren't trying to be rebellious and agitators, but only trying to be personally faithful to God. They could not worship any god or idol, in obedience to the Lord, to worship Him alone. It was because others pointed them out, dragged them before the king that they became known. When questioned by the king, they freely confessed their reason for refusing to bow to the king's image, and accepted humbly the consequence of their disobedience.