daily reading 9.2(Daniel 6:25–28)
5-days-a-week through Daniel and other late OT books in 2023
Our opening prayer this week:
Jesus, tempted in the desert,Lonely, hungry, filled with dread:“Use your pow’r,” the tempter tells him;“Turn these barren rocks to bread.“Not alone by bread, he answers,“Can the human heart be filled.Only by the Word of mercyIs our deepest hunger stilled!”Jesus, tempted in the temple,High above its ancient wall:“Throw yourself from lofty turret;Angels wait to break your fall!”Jesus shuns such empty marvels,Feats that fickle crowds request:“God, whose grace protects, preserves us,We must never vainly test.”Jesus, tempted on the mountainBy the lure of vast domain:“Fall before me! Be my servant!Glory you are sure to gain!”Jesus sees the dazzling vision,Turns his eyes another way:“God alone deserves our homage!God alone I will obey!”When we face temptation’s power,Lonely, struggling, filled with dread,Christ, who knew the devil’s hour,Come and be our living bread.By your grace protect, preserve us,Lest we fall, your love betray.Yours, above all other voices,
Be the Word we hear, obey. Amen.
Daniel 6:25–28
- Then King Darius wrote to those of every people, nation, and language who live on the whole earth: "May your prosperity abound. 26 I issue a decree that in all my royal dominion, people must tremble in fear before the God of Daniel:
- "For he is the living God, and he endures forever; his kingdom will never be destroyed, and his dominion has no end. 27 He rescues and delivers; he performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth, for he has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions."
- 28 So Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
Helpful notes on Daniel 6:25–28
For yourself pray:
- That God uses you to speak his truth to someone with power and influence
For others pray:
- That God glorifies his holy name by spreading the good news of his Son by his Spirit in Nepal
A psalm to listen to, as time allows:
- Psalm 28 (YouTube, duet)
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