THE MOST HIGH, KING OF GLORY, RULER OVER ALL! Immediately the word was fulfilled against Nebuchadnezzar… At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and praised and honored him who lives forever, for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom endures from generation to generation; all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, and he does according to his will among the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand or say to him, “What have you done?” At the same time my…

WHEN FACING DEATH, TRUST OUR LORD GOD ALMIGHTY! If this be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king. But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up. —Daniel 3:17-18  Nebuchadnezzar answered and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants, who trusted in him, and set aside the king’s command, and yielded up their bodies rather than serve and worship any god…

THE DAY OF THE LORD IS COMING! “And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions. Even on the male and female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit. “And I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke. The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes. And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls on the name…

GOD EXPOSES EVIL, BRINGS ABOUT GOOD INSTEAD! And the king said, “Who is in the court?” Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the king’s palace to speak to the king about having Mordecai hanged on the gallows that he had prepared for him. —Esther 6:4 Then Harbona, one of the eunuchs in attendance on the king, said, “Moreover, the gallows that Haman has prepared for Mordecai, whose word saved the king, is standing at Haman’s house, fifty cubits high.” And the king said, “Hang him on that.” So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the wrath of the king abated. —Esther…

GOD DESIRES RELIABLE PEOPLE— ARE YOU? And I appointed… for they were considered reliable… —Nehemiah 13:13 And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others. —II Timothy 2:2             Are you considered a reliable person?  Are you reliable?  Reliable people are appointed to responsibilities.  What responsibilities has God appointed to you?  Are you being reliable?             As followers of Jesus, we were ”created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do” (Ephesians 2:10).  Jesus said, “You did not choose me, but I chose you and…

LOOK UP AT HIS DECLARATIONS! The heavens declare his righteousness, for God himself is judge! Selah —Psalm 50:6 The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. —Psalm 19:1             When was the last time you looked up at the heavens?  The heavens declare His righteousness and His glory.  Should we not stand in awe as we look up at the heavens with such a declaration they are making?  He said— “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years, and let them be…

 REDEMPTION JOY! The joy of the LORD is your strength. —Nehemiah 8:10 Truly no man can ransom another, or give to God the price of his life, for the ransom of their life is costly and can never suffice, that he should live on forever and never see the pit… But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah —Psalm 49:7-8, 15             What joy in our Lord we have when we understand that He has done what no man can do!  The price to redeem us could not be paid by man.  Even if every person who has ever lived gave themselves…

MY KING IS THE MOST HIGH For the LORD, the Most High, is to be feared, a great king over all the earth… For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with a psalm!  God reigns over the nations; God sits on his holy throne. —Psalm 47:2, 7-8             Brother and sister, fellow follower of Jesus, do we have the proper perspective of who our Lord is?  He is the Most High.  Nothing and nobody are greater than He.  He is to be feared as the “great king over all the earth.”  Let us sing praises to Him.  He reigns over the nations as He sits on…

WARNING!  WARNING!  WARNING! “The hand of our God is for good on all who seek him, and the power of his wrath is against all who forsake him.” —Ezra 8:22 “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” —Psalm 46:10 …he utters his voice, the earth melts. —Psalm 46:6             Let it be known that individuals, peoples, and nations who are against the Lord will know the power of His wrath.  And, our Lord will be exalted among the nations.  That will come to pass.  He will be exalted in the earth.  That is happening today,…

NO GREATER LOVE! Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of uprightness; you have loved righteousness and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions. —Psalm 45:6-7 But of the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.” —Hebrews 1:8-9             Jesus “is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by…