Posted in Daniel, Faith, Job, Noah, tagged Ezekiel 14 on May 17, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Medieval stained glass depicting Daniel, Job and Noah being crowned by angels.
“These three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, … should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness … they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only shall be delivered themselves. — Ezekiel 14:13-16
God has no “grandchildren”.
Every person can become a child of God through faith in Christ but no one can depend on their parent’s faith to get them into heaven nor obtain God’s blessing here.
— fritz
Posted in Daniel, Faith, Job, Noah, Protection, tagged 2nd Peter 2, Ezekiel 14 on May 10, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Medieval stained glass depicting Daniel, Job and Noah being crowned by angels.
“If I make wild animals go through the country … or bring war … or visit a deadly disease … pouring out my lethal anger, killing both people and animals, and Noah, Daniel, and Job happened to be alive at the time … not a son, not a daughter, would be rescued. Only these three would be delivered because of their righteousness.” — Ezekiel 14:12-20 (MESSAGE)
A sobering message through Ezekiel (the prophet best known for strange visions of wheels and eyes) — but for those who read between the lines there’s a message of hope!
There is protection from the wrath of God, a promise of deliverance for those who, like Noah, Daniel, and Job, live by faith and follow God’s righteousness.
“God knows how to rescue the godly from evil trials. And he knows how to hold the feet of the wicked to the fire until Judgment Day. — 2nd Peter 2:6-9 (MESSAGE)
— fritz
Posted in Daniel, tagged Daniel 06 on April 8, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before.
The story of Daniel in the Lion’s Den is an old favorite. This man was sent there because of political treachery within a corrupt Babylonian society.
The decree went out, no one could pray to anyone but the king. Daniel not only prayed, but prayed out loud as he had always done, facing Jerusalem. You can read about it in Daniel Chapter Six (6).
Our culture, at least in the West, is so very much like that Babylonian kingdom and we are called to live within it like Daniel. The decrees go out on what we can or can’t do under one penalty or another. Daniel wasn’t belligerent about it, he did not protest in the streets, but he did not hide, either. Whether praised or vilified he lived a godly life, and so should we.
Spend some time in the little book of Daniel, he is a great role model.
– fritz
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