Bible Verse of The Day – 4-13-22

Daniel 2:20-22 (NKJV) 20 Daniel answered and said: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, For wisdom and might are His. 21 And He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise And knowledge to those who have understanding.

Sometimes things can be hard to swallow.

Being a child of God doesn’t negate that.

There are sometimes things that God does that can baffle us. And I will readily admit that sometimes I get frustrated with the way I see things go.

But, as a child of God, I also understand fully that God’s ways are higher than our ways, and His thoughts are higher than our thoughts. And so, I rest in that knowing that my ways would likely render less than ideal results.

As I mentioned in a previous devotional, Daniel saw beyond the natural and understood the deeper spiritual things.

This gave Daniel a unique perspective that allowed God to use him in unusual and very powerful ways.

With regard to that, Daniel stated that God not only changes the times and seasons, but He also removes kings and raises up kings.

This is one of those things that my flesh has a hard time with, since some of the “kings” that we see operating are clearly operating at less than godly standards. Some are outright evil in their behaviors and their methods.

But, because I am a child of God, and He has given me His Spirit, I am learning more every day about trusting Him and being content with knowing that He is still on His throne and still in charge.

This saves me a lot of headaches because it causes me to question less of that I see.

Does this mean that I shut my mouth and simply watch as evil thrives? Absolutely not.

But it does mean that I am spending more time seeking God, and working harder to discern what we are all seeing, hoping to better understand it all from a spiritual point of view.

I’d like to invite you to do the same; to allow God to shape our view in a more spiritually-minded, Biblically-educated way that helps us better discern the things we’re seeing happen around us, and trust Him with them.

And, as part of that, to lay my concerns at His feet, letting Him guide my thoughts and my steps so that I might bring Him more glory and honor with each day that I live for Him.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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