Good Morning Friends,
“He replied, ‘Go your way, Daniel, because
the words are closed up and sealed until the time of the end. Many will be
purified, made spotless and refined, but the wicked will continue to be wicked.
None of the wicked will understand, but those who are wise will understand. From
the time that the daily sacrifice is abolished and the abomination that causes
desolation is set up, there will be 1,290 days. Blessed is the one who waits
for and reaches the end of the 1,335 days. As for you, go your way till the
end. You will rest, and then at the end of the days you will rise to receive
your allotted inheritance.’” (Daniel 12:9-13)
Daniel received things from the Lord that he
could not understand. The messenger of God spoke to him of things that were to
happen far in the future -- at the time of the end. They could not be
understood in Daniel’s time, not until they begin to unfold will the people of
God understand.
But this much can be understood -- many will
turn to God and be cleansed from their sins. There were those in Daniel’s day
who fulfilled that word and from that day until this it has continued to be
true. In every generation there have been people who have turned to God and
been cleansed. That will be true to the very end.
And in every generation there have been
people who have refused to turn to God no matter how clear and compelling His
message has been delivered to them. That, too, will always be true.
Don’t expect the church to disappear -- it
never will -- God will always have a faithful people.
Don’t expect the church to triumph totally –
it never will -- there will always be those who reject the truth and oppose the
people of God -- till the very end.
God’s word to Daniel is the same word He
gives to us – “go your way until the end.” Hold on to the Lord and be faithful
-- no matter what happens in the world around you and no matter what happens in
your own life. Trust God and in the end you will see the inheritance that has been
promised to you.
Go your way until the end!
His, by Grace,
Steve
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