When we know what walk means biblically it helps us to condition our mind of faith. It allows us to see ourselves being translated into His Kingdom, out of darkness. We develop our relationship with His presence as, Enoch did for he walked with God.
We see where Jesus has redeemed man and delivered him from the power of darkness (evil), into His Kingdom of Light. Then comes about from hearing the Gospel (Word of God), in which births us into His Body, The regeneration, being born again, we began a process of regeneration.
As the Stone smote the image, it was Christ bruising the serpents head. His Kingdom has started to grow since at that time, with Him transitioning His people "The Saints of God" into their ruling and reigning. It's a progressive growth as the manifestations of the Sons of God come.
As the Stone smote the image, it was Christ bruising the serpents head. His Kingdom has started to grow since at that time, with Him transitioning His people "The Saints of God" into their ruling and reigning. It's a progressive growth as the manifestations of the Sons of God come.
We have to be as Jesus was in seeing the Kingdom within and among us. We pray that "Thy Kingdom Come", not realizing that we are helping to bring that spiritual reality to life in this present-age. We are to be the light bringers that rule and reign with Christ, Him giving us the Kingdom to posses it, and have dominion here on earth.
There's coming a time of the restoration of all things, as The Man Christ Jesus overcame the world, dying for us, redeeming us to rule and reign with Him in the Kingdom of God. He has been the workman through which the Spirit has made all things new.
Daniel was distressed, He dread it when given the interpretation of the dream, or vision. It seems overwhelming to comprehend some of the things God is giving us, we need further instructions sometimes to fully grasp what we are seeing or being described and just what to do with it.
As disciple's of Jesus we are told to learn of Him, so when shown the four beast dream Daniel reacted sort of with consternation wondering what was the meaning of the dream. The interpretation was given him, because Jesus calls us friends not servants , and reveals to us what He is doing.
We see that Daniel here agonizes with what he saw. He's fill with dread, ats the interpretation is delivered. The Son of Man, receive the Kingdom, dominion and the majesty which will never cease or be overcome.
As we near the end of the times of the Gentiles, whereas all of the Kingdoms of the world become those of our Lord, our preparation for ruling and reining with Him comes to the forefront. Those that He's working in to come out of Babylon begin to do the works of God, manifesting our light unto the world. The brightness of His coming destroys the wicked ones. As He commissioned us to go forth preaching the Gospel making Disciples of all nations, for today is the day of salvation.
The Temple that God is building to dwell in will be built with Integrity because of His Holiness. The material that goes into it encompasses acting with consistency, trustworthiness, and a commitment to ethical behavior at all times, it's who we are, the essence of our character. For through His spirit along with The Father, Son and us we are made into His image.
We are given Daniel's experience in this chapter to show that throughout his life, he like Job had held his integrity. We as Christian, have to allow that light to shine, even when it means sacrificing. Daniel did not have to openly show his loyalty to God in front of his window, but it was written for us living in the end times. There are far too many Christians not realizing that all of creation (Ro. 8:19) is waiting on the manifestation of the Sons of God.
We are given Daniel's experience in this chapter to show that throughout his life, he like Job had held his integrity. We as Christian, have to allow that light to shine, even when it means sacrificing. Daniel did not have to openly show his loyalty to God in front of his window, but it was written for us living in the end times. There are far too many Christians not realizing that all of creation (Ro. 8:19) is waiting on the manifestation of the Sons of God.
We can't expect to be able to read the hand writing on the wall if we are not in the family of God. Those that are initiated into the family of God, that are born again, walking by faith, being a doer of God's word, hungering and thirsting for His righteousness will be the one's that receive illumination, to whereas His word becomes a light on our paths of life, a lamp unto our feet. He will open our understanding to where we can understand the scriptures.
After being born-again, the believer begins to do good works, sowing the right seeds that will bring him into proper balance in life (redeeming the time, showing mercy, living for God and others, making sacrifices, learning true suffering for Christ). He begins to lay aside every weight and sin that's hindering him from running this race,
We have to look at Scripture from God's perspective, and to do that we have to be born again. In these last days we realize that God no longer winks at our ignorance, but as Belshazzar we should have known these things. We will be held accountable to God, for our actions, we're being weight in the scales.
We all need to realize that the Church's judgment has begun, we need to examine a few parables to understand just what is happening in all of our lives at that judgment is a continuous process, hopefully we are not in the place as Belshazzar was with its finality. He died that very night Daniel pronounced it, his kingdom came to an end. We have to realize the Judge is standing at the door
God's word has been expounded starting with Adam telling Eve what God had said, though man has been disobeying the Word preached starting with Adam. We are responsible for the word we have heard, and to search after and seek it as God allows us to. During the time we lacked hearing or proper interpretations of it, God winked at this ignorance. But we are still sinners never-the-less. we are held to obedience to the word.
We today are responsible for accepting or rejecting the Word of God, that's being proclaimed to us. We are commanded to seek God, (the Truth), after receiving the hearing of the word, you are to grow in the Grace and knowledge of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, to continue in His word.
We in this world who are unbelievers or false professors, are walking in Belshazzar's' shoes, as the devil we believe and tremble but are not doer's of God's word. So it's not a holy fear we have, as the Pharisees we reject or fight against the unknown, that we don't understand we reject instead of submitting ., some as Peter said of those hearing Paul wrestle with the scriptures to their own destruction.
We've been looking at wine from two different perspectives, and we see here where it exceeds the warnings given by God as to it's deception as a mocker when used in excess. The King and his princes at a drunken festival commits sacrilege and dishonor God treating the vessels of God with contemptibility.
We are to enjoy wine in a festive way, or as a pleasure or blessing of life according to God's word. There are admonitions as to access drinking of it to drunkenness. But it is part of lot's of sacraments that God gives us. It is also meant metaphorically, or symbolic of such things as doctrine.
Some of the Churches I know of, especially those seeking to be more religious, erroneously preached that the Bible prohibited wine and all alcoholic beverages. This in turn may have prevented lot's of well meaning people to avoid religion or the Church, also is why I understand why God is so upset with false teachers and preachers "that cause His name to be Blasphemed among the Gentiles".
In studying the word of God on a subject like wine and the Church, we have to be careful about our views and opinions. There are different camps trying to strain out a gnat swallowing a camel on someone consuming alcohol, determine whether if non-alcoholic or not, or totally prohibited, when the Bible is very clear on the subject.
Praise properly terminates in God, on account of His natural excellencies and perfections, and is that act of devotion by which we confess and admire His attributes. We praise God for all His glorious acts of every kind, that regard either us or other men… but we thank Him, properly speaking, for the instances of His goodness alone, and for such only of these as we ourselves are some way concerned to.
The only thing we can give to God is the fruit of our lip giving Him praise, everything else already belongs to Him, we have nothing He doesn't have that we can give to Him. It is a obligation or duty to offer up praise as a reasonable sacrifice.
Unless we turn to God, start doing good works, searching and seeking after Him, we have no life in us. We will be brought to destruction, for we came from dust and shall return to death.
