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And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: [and] the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?
This chapter uses this same phrase twice, once in v16, and again in v20: thy God, whom thou servest continually.
We should have such a testimony: that the Lord is our personal God and we serve him continually.
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
I'll continue doing my activities for serving the Lord, even though right now my life has difficulties.
But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
Daniel was determined to avoid doing these things when it would have been wrong for him to do them. When we know that it would be wrong for us to do something, we should purpose in our hearts to not do it.
There are many videos including movies, TV, and online videos, that are wrong to display and watch. I'll be determined to avoid watching videos that I know shouldn't watch.
Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
It doesn't say Don't worry
, because we don't know the exact time. It says to watch and pray. It might actually be before people think.
I'll concentrate on quality times of prayer, as the end nears.
Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
Christ warned against the scribes, who made a pretense in their prayers. We shouldn't use vain repetitions when we pray. We should make our requests known to God, and cast our burdens on Him. Our prayers don't need to be long; they just need to be real.
In my personal prayer times, I'll make a point to pray about what I care about.
...afraid to ask Him.(v32b)
...have peace one with another.(v50)
This is my beloved Son: hear Him.(v7)
...bring him unto me.(v19b)
...all things [are] possible to him that believeth.(v23b)
Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
Here is a serious warning against being ashamed of Christ and of His Words in the midst of a sinful generation of people.
How do we consider the Word of Christ? Especially, how about when we are around people who we think would not appreciate His Word? Do we savor
it (v33) and stand boldly for it, or do we think little of it, and shy away from it?
In this age, at work, and in casual conversations with friends, and at home, people are bold to talk about all kinds of other things, even in ways that are controversial and offensive. So, we might as well speak boldly of Christ and His Word.
I don't need to alienate my audience by always, only using the Authorized Version; But it can often be beneficial and powerful to say what is says in the Bible. I'll pray for the right opportunity, and the right way, to speak the Word boldly.
For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
Here, in this list, are the things that we should be concerned to watch out, against.
Instead of being overly concerned about other, less significant things, I'll pay attention to make sure that I do not have the kinds of evil things in this list, in my heart.
And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.
Jesus sent people away, then He was alone to pray. What things should we send away, so that we can be undistracted when we pray?
In my times of prayer, I'll pray in such a way as to not be distracted.
Be of good cheer...
...as many as touched Him were made whole.(v56b)
And the king was exceeding sorry; [yet] for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.
It says that Herod had John the baptizer beheaded for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him.
What motives do we have for what we do? We shouldn't decide what to do based on what the people around us will think.
I'll have the boldness to keep a Bible at work, have it open sometimes, and read it during breaks.
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