daily reading 12.2 (Daniel 10:1–6)
5-days-a-week through Daniel and other late OT books in 2023
Our opening prayer this week:
I love my great Lordwhose mercy has heard and answered my cry; to God I will call till the day that I die. The shackles of death had pulled me beneath and close to the grave; but then I cried out to the Lord who can save. My soul, take your rest! The Lord had so blessed and granted to you protection and confidence, timely and true. From death and its fears, from stumbling and tears, O Lord, you saved me to live, and to walk with you, faithful and free. How can I repay what God gives today for me and for all? Your cup I shall welcome, your name I will call. My praises I will in public fulfil; whatever shall come your service is freedom, your presence is home. Lord God, I shall raise thank-offerings of praise your love to acclaim: O sing Hallelujah, and bow to the name! All praise now be given to the Father in heaven, all praise through the Son, all praise in the Spirit: praise God, everyone!
Daniel 10:1–6
- In the third year of King Cyrus of Persia, a message was revealed to Daniel, who was named Belteshazzar. The message was true and was about a great conflict. He understood the message and had understanding of the vision.
- 2 "In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three full weeks. 3 I didn't eat any rich food, no meat or wine entered my mouth, and I didn't put any oil on my body until the three weeks were over.
- 4 "On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river, the Tigris, 5 I looked up, and there was a man dressed in linen, with a belt of gold from Uphaz around his waist. 6 His body was like beryl, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and feet like the gleam of polished bronze, and the sound of his words like the sound of a multitude."
Helpful notes on Daniel 10:1–6
For yourself pray:
- That God in Christ gets you ready for great conflict and difficulty
For others pray:
- That God glorifies his holy name by spreading the good news of the kingdom in the Philippines
A psalm to listen to, as time allows:
- Psalm 38 (YouTube, duet)
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