(1) Jesus Christ sets us on the path of freedom which is based on truth and leads through love to eternal life. (2) Yet false gods continue to enthrall us with the path of power which is based on falsehood and leads through indifference to death. (3) Even Christians have fallen under their spell. (4) But Jesus is calling us to join him as prophetic witnesses in breaking their spell beginning with his Church. (5) Use this website to strengthen your witness to Jesus for our good and his glory.
Friday, May 3, 2019
A Hope-filled Response to Conformity (Daniel 3:1-18)
Nebuchadnezzar, the powerful ruler of many lands from his
capital in Babylon, ordered the construction of an ostentatious image of gold
(Daniel 3:1). He then ordered all the peoples under his control to fall down
and worship the image the moment they heard a patriotic song begin to play (v. 5).
Any nonconformist was to be executed (v. 6).
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Jesus Warns Us against Antichrists (1 John 2:15-24)
Today Jesus shares this warning with us through his
apostle John: Do not love the world nor
the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is
not in him (1 John 2:15, New American Standard Bible, here and following).
To avoid any confusion, John clarifies for us all that is in the world: the
lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life (2:16).
God Has Chosen for Us to Transition to a New Age
Around 600 BC, Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, had a
dream which troubled him. To make sure his counselors interpreted it correctly,
he demanded first that they tell him what he dreamt. When they confessed their
inability to do so, he ordered their execution. Just before they were to die,
God revealed the dream and its interpretation to Daniel. Daniel praised God,
acknowledging that “It is He who changes
the times and the epochs; He removes kings and establishes kings” (2:21).
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