1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:05,360 Speaker 1: Let us pray. Then, Daniel answered and said, before the King, 2 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:10,120 Speaker 1: let thy gifts be to thyself, then give thy rewards 3 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:13,239 Speaker 1: to another. Yet I will read the writing unto the 4 00:00:13,320 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: King and make known to him the interpretation Daniel five seventeen. 5 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: Dear Heavenly Father, through to day's reading, I can see 6 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 1: that the writing is on the wall. It is evident 7 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:32,080 Speaker 1: that through the life of King Balshazar, that you desire 8 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:37,880 Speaker 1: nothing less than my complete devotion. As I live my life, 9 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:41,240 Speaker 1: I declare that I will not give in to drunkenness 10 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 1: of pleasure and self gratification. I will not choose short 11 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:52,239 Speaker 1: term satisfaction in exchange for long term pain. Therefore, I 12 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:57,160 Speaker 1: will set my priorities on things above. I will dedicate 13 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 1: my life to honor you in all that I do. Lord, 14 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 1: I choose to activate the same will power that Daniel 15 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:07,639 Speaker 1: possessed when he had the choice to choose the riches 16 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:12,320 Speaker 1: of this world, but chose the riches of your word instead. 17 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 1: Daniel understood that it is better to be blessed by 18 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:20,759 Speaker 1: the Lord than to compromise for the blessings of man. 19 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 1: With all of this truth, and Daniel five, I make 20 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:29,639 Speaker 1: the conscious choice to live it out through my life 21 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 1: in Jesus Name, Amen. Listening to these daily prayers strengthens 22 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:42,960 Speaker 1: your relationship with God. Continue hearing from the Lord by 23 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 1: listening to today's Bible in a Year, brought to you 24 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 1: by Bible in a Year dot. 25 00:01:48,600 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 2: Com the Writing on the Wall. In our last story, 26 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 2: we witness the madness of King Nebuconzzer. He fled like 27 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 2: a beast to the wilderness and lived on the land 28 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 2: for seven years. In that time, the great tyrant king 29 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 2: was reduced to the identity of a mere animal. It 30 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 2: was humbling. He needed to truly see God with a 31 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:23,919 Speaker 2: clear and sober mind. Neber Caonza then ruled with righteousness 32 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 2: to the end of his days and leaned on Daniel 33 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:30,639 Speaker 2: for guidance. In this story, we get a glimpse into 34 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 2: the character of Nebkaneser's son, Belchhazar. Unlike his father, he 35 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 2: lacks discipline and courage. However, he inherits the pride of 36 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 2: his father, and it proves to be his downfall. God 37 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:46,919 Speaker 2: will send him a special message, a message of doom 38 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 2: and judgment inspired by the Book of Daniel. 39 00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 3: Welcome to the Bible in a Year podcast. This is 40 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 3: Jack Graham In our previous episode, we heard of King 41 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 3: nebkin Are seven years of madness, living like a beast 42 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 3: in the wild, until he humbled himself before God. His 43 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 3: journey to faith was a long one, with ups and downs, 44 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:13,520 Speaker 3: successes and failures, just as our journeys often are. But 45 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:16,840 Speaker 3: in the end he did surrender his life to God 46 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:19,640 Speaker 3: and serve the Lord as a righteous king until the 47 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:23,839 Speaker 3: end of his days. What a turnaround. Today we will 48 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 3: meet a new king, nebkan Azer's son and successor, Belshazar. 49 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:31,640 Speaker 3: Though he will struggle with pride just as his father did. 50 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 3: Belshazar's heart will not bend to God, and he'll never 51 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 3: be the righteous ruler his father lived to be. God 52 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:42,120 Speaker 3: will once more speak to the ruler of Babylon, this 53 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 3: time not through dreams, but in a public spectacle that 54 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 3: terrified everyone who saw it. It is a riveting story. 55 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:52,240 Speaker 3: Let's listen to the reading of God's word. 56 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 2: The age of King Nebu can Aza had faded into history. 57 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 2: The tyrant king had conquered nearly all of the known 58 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 2: world and taken captive every surrounding nation under his boot. However, 59 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 2: all men, no matter how strong, ultimately returned to dust. 60 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 2: So Neber Canezzar passed, and along with him the reverence 61 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 2: for the God of Israel. His son Belchazar became king 62 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:23,279 Speaker 2: in his place. Belchazar was a wily man. He loved 63 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 2: to drink and revel rather than battle and conquer. He 64 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:30,600 Speaker 2: rested comfortably on the bed of his father's accomplishments. The 65 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:32,800 Speaker 2: God of heaven and Earth was but one god of 66 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 2: many to him. He would soon learn to know and 67 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:40,479 Speaker 2: fear him. One day, Belchazar made a large feast for 68 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:44,440 Speaker 2: thousands of his lords and leaders. Together, they drank and sang, 69 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:47,920 Speaker 2: They soaked in every single pleasure they could come up with. 70 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:52,800 Speaker 2: They withheld nothing from themselves. Bel Chazar was surrounded by 71 00:04:52,839 --> 00:04:57,680 Speaker 2: thousands of his friends, wives, concubines, and prostitutes, flirting with 72 00:04:57,800 --> 00:05:01,280 Speaker 2: every form of debauchery. Bel Chhazar ordered for the golden 73 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:04,839 Speaker 2: vessels his father had taken from Jerusalem to be brought. 74 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:08,600 Speaker 2: These vessels were taken from the temple before it was destroyed, 75 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 2: and Belchazar used them to fill his gut with more 76 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:16,600 Speaker 2: wine and exotic drinks. Belchazzar and his companions danced and 77 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:20,800 Speaker 2: drank the night away, but the festivities were abruptly interrupted 78 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:25,160 Speaker 2: by a strange figure on the palace walls. Belchazar wiped 79 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:27,599 Speaker 2: his eyes to make sure what he was seeing was real. 80 00:05:28,279 --> 00:05:31,240 Speaker 2: Then he looked over to his companions. They were all 81 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 2: staring at the same image. What appeared to be a 82 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 2: human hand was hovering over the palace wall. Its fingers 83 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:42,159 Speaker 2: were riding into the plaster walls strange words. All color 84 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:45,600 Speaker 2: left the king's face as he watched the hand methodically 85 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:50,800 Speaker 2: write a message enchantus, he yelled. He called for the 86 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:54,040 Speaker 2: wise men of Babylon to come and inspect the strange writing. 87 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 2: Whoever can decipher this riding on the wall will be 88 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:03,160 Speaker 2: the third ruler in my kingdom. King shouted. Magicians, enchanters 89 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:05,599 Speaker 2: and wise men from the nation came to the king 90 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 2: and inspected the words written on the wall. Yet they 91 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:12,479 Speaker 2: could not understand the writing nor come up with an interpretation. 92 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:16,800 Speaker 2: King Belshazzar's mother watched as her son grew mad over 93 00:06:16,839 --> 00:06:20,720 Speaker 2: the words. She remembered his father being tormented by similar 94 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 2: issues messages given yet not understood. She approached her son 95 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:28,960 Speaker 2: and said, in the days of your father, he too 96 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 2: was disturbed with strange messages. In his day, a man 97 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:35,680 Speaker 2: of light and wisdom stood beside your father to guide 98 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 2: him in these matters. He can interpret dreams, solve riddles, 99 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:43,279 Speaker 2: and possesses an understanding beyond all the wise men. Here 100 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:47,719 Speaker 2: call for that man named Daniel. It had been a 101 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 2: while since Daniel stepped foot in the palace walls. He 102 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:54,320 Speaker 2: had grown close to King Nebuconezzer and counseled him often 103 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:57,600 Speaker 2: in matters of the heart. However, since his son assumed 104 00:06:57,680 --> 00:07:01,320 Speaker 2: the throne, Daniel had been forgotten. He looked at King 105 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:05,120 Speaker 2: bel Chazar. He looked like his father, yet lacked his 106 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:09,560 Speaker 2: strong presence. He was weaker, more anxious, and clearly more 107 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 2: given to strong drink. Daniel stood before the king and 108 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 2: gave a slight bow. You are, Daniel, one of the 109 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:20,560 Speaker 2: judy in exiles, are you not, the king asked. Daniel 110 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:24,400 Speaker 2: nodded and gave a slight smile. I heard you possess 111 00:07:24,440 --> 00:07:27,440 Speaker 2: the spirit of the gods. Tell me, can you read 112 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:29,840 Speaker 2: what has been written on my wall? If you can, 113 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:34,080 Speaker 2: I shall shower you with great gifts and influence. Daniel 114 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:38,160 Speaker 2: shook his head. Please keep your gifts to yourself, my king, 115 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:41,640 Speaker 2: I do not need them. However, I will tell you 116 00:07:41,680 --> 00:07:44,800 Speaker 2: what the writing means. Daniel made his way to the wall. 117 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 2: He ran his hands against the plaster and inspected it 118 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 2: carefully well. Bel Chazars snapped impatiently, what does it mean? 119 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 2: Before Daniel read to him the writing, he turned and spoke. 120 00:07:58,440 --> 00:08:02,000 Speaker 2: Daniel looked at him intently, My King, your father was 121 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:05,880 Speaker 2: a great and mighty man. He conquered many kingdoms, and 122 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 2: he kept nothing from himself. This made him proud. However, 123 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:13,320 Speaker 2: he was eventually humbled by the God of heaven and earth, 124 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:17,640 Speaker 2: the God of Israel. You share your father's pride, but 125 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 2: you have not yet shared in his humility, Daniel spoke 126 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:27,240 Speaker 2: with authority. Belchazzar was taken back by Daniel's forwardness. Daniel 127 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:31,120 Speaker 2: looked back at the wall and said, Mini, Mini, takel 128 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:36,160 Speaker 2: and parson. The king was confused. What does it mean? 129 00:08:36,240 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 2: He asked timidly. Mini Daniel said, God has limited your 130 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:44,920 Speaker 2: days as king. They are numbered and they are coming 131 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:49,280 Speaker 2: to an end. Daniel placed his hand on the second word, tacle, 132 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:52,960 Speaker 2: you have been judged and weighed. Your worth is not 133 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 2: what you thought it was. The king began to worry 134 00:08:56,040 --> 00:09:01,240 Speaker 2: as Daniel spoke. He continued, Parson, your kingdom is going 135 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:04,680 Speaker 2: to be divided and given to another. The Meads and 136 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:08,959 Speaker 2: the Persians. Despite the king's fear of losing his kingdom, 137 00:09:09,400 --> 00:09:12,440 Speaker 2: he knew he needed to reward Daniel. He made him 138 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 2: ruler over a third of his kingdom. Daniel was clothed 139 00:09:16,559 --> 00:09:18,840 Speaker 2: in purple and given a gold chain to be worn 140 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:21,920 Speaker 2: around his neck. After this, the king retreated to his 141 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:24,920 Speaker 2: bed to sleep in peace. That night, there was a 142 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:28,440 Speaker 2: stirring in the city, like a rising tied the Persians 143 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:31,439 Speaker 2: swept up the city of Babylon. It was a silent 144 00:09:31,640 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 2: yet brutal overtaking. Swords were slid across the throats of 145 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 2: Babylonian men. Before Belshazar could wake up to the news 146 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:42,520 Speaker 2: that his city had been captured, he had a dagger 147 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:46,080 Speaker 2: driven into his side. He lay there, lifeless as the 148 00:09:46,080 --> 00:09:49,480 Speaker 2: bed soaked with his blood. Standing over him was King 149 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:56,000 Speaker 2: Darius the Mead under Persia. 150 00:09:56,160 --> 00:09:59,600 Speaker 3: We begin today's reading with a changing of power. Nepagan 151 00:09:59,679 --> 00:10:01,880 Speaker 3: as A reached the end of his life, having lived 152 00:10:01,880 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 3: the last part of his reign as a humble, god 153 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:08,559 Speaker 3: fearing king. The empire that he built was vast. The 154 00:10:08,679 --> 00:10:12,280 Speaker 3: lands he conquered stretched throughout the known world. It's into 155 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:16,240 Speaker 3: this incredibly wealthy and prosperous kingdom that his son Belshazar 156 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:20,440 Speaker 3: stepped in to rule. Sadly, the new king did not 157 00:10:20,640 --> 00:10:24,679 Speaker 3: share his father's commitment to the God of Israel. Belchazer 158 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:27,679 Speaker 3: looked much more like the nebicant Azar of old, given 159 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:30,440 Speaker 3: to pride and living for his own pleasure in glory, 160 00:10:31,080 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 3: he enjoyed all the spoils of war his father had amassed, 161 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 3: and spent much of his time drinking and partying with 162 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:42,240 Speaker 3: his friends. Belshazer did not acknowledge the Lord as the 163 00:10:42,280 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 3: one and only God, but he went further. He actively 164 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:49,440 Speaker 3: disrespected the Lord, taking golden goblets brought from the temple 165 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:53,200 Speaker 3: in Jerusalem and using them at his drunken parties to 166 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:58,040 Speaker 3: praise the false gods. As we've seen again and again, 167 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:02,680 Speaker 3: God is a patient, god, loving God, but ultimately does 168 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 3: not allow mockery of his house and his name to 169 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:09,520 Speaker 3: go unanswered. The Bible says God will not be mocked. 170 00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:13,960 Speaker 3: Whatever a man sows, he will also reap. What happened 171 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:17,319 Speaker 3: to Belshazzar is truly shocking. In the middle of one 172 00:11:17,360 --> 00:11:22,400 Speaker 3: of his parties, everyone witnessed something like a hand scrawling 173 00:11:22,440 --> 00:11:27,520 Speaker 3: on a wall, leaving unrecognizable writing for all to see. 174 00:11:27,720 --> 00:11:31,959 Speaker 3: The king was arrogant and foolish, but not impervious to fear, 175 00:11:32,920 --> 00:11:36,920 Speaker 3: and what he saw absolutely terrified him. The color drained 176 00:11:36,920 --> 00:11:40,160 Speaker 3: from his face, and his knees were knocking against each other. 177 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:45,040 Speaker 3: So he summoned someone, anyone who could interpret the writing 178 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:48,959 Speaker 3: to give him insight. But just as his father experienced 179 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:52,079 Speaker 3: with his dreams, none of the pagan magicians or diviners 180 00:11:52,120 --> 00:11:55,520 Speaker 3: had a clue. They were at a total loss. But 181 00:11:56,120 --> 00:11:58,840 Speaker 3: the king's wife remembered the man of a Canezar had 182 00:11:58,920 --> 00:12:02,040 Speaker 3: made chief among all all the seers and wise men 183 00:12:02,400 --> 00:12:07,480 Speaker 3: of the nation his name Daniel. Daniel was certainly the 184 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:10,080 Speaker 3: man for the job. God had kept him there for 185 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:13,200 Speaker 3: a reason and sustained him, and when he was called upon, 186 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 3: Daniel was ready to serve again. He had no interest 187 00:12:17,559 --> 00:12:20,600 Speaker 3: in any of the rewards the king offered, but he 188 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 3: agreed to interpret the writing. He then told the king 189 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:27,679 Speaker 3: that Nebuka Nazar had once been just like him, powerful, 190 00:12:27,920 --> 00:12:30,800 Speaker 3: yet proud, God had humbled him, and he turned to 191 00:12:30,840 --> 00:12:34,680 Speaker 3: God and had been restored. And then Daniel said, as 192 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:38,280 Speaker 3: we read in Daniel five twenty two and twenty three, 193 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 3: But you, Belshazar his son, have not humbled yourself, though 194 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:47,400 Speaker 3: you knew all this. Instead, you have set yourself up 195 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:50,679 Speaker 3: against the Lord of Heaven. While we don't know if 196 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:53,800 Speaker 3: Nebuka Nazar actively shared his faith with his children, we 197 00:12:53,880 --> 00:12:56,520 Speaker 3: do know that he provided an example. At the end 198 00:12:56,559 --> 00:13:00,240 Speaker 3: of his life, he did make God's name known. And 199 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 3: Belshazar had a choice to make. He could follow God 200 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:07,600 Speaker 3: or follow his own way. He chose his own pride, 201 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:12,160 Speaker 3: and in his arrogance, rejected God. There's no more dangerous 202 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:16,800 Speaker 3: place in your life than the place that Belshazar found himself. 203 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:21,679 Speaker 3: You have set yourself up against the Lord. God has 204 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:25,560 Speaker 3: no rival, He has no equal, no matter how powerful 205 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:28,440 Speaker 3: a man may be or how vast a kingdom he 206 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:32,200 Speaker 3: may rule. God is the ruler of all rulers. He's 207 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:35,040 Speaker 3: the God above all, and he was about to show 208 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:39,679 Speaker 3: this to Belshazar. The news Daniel gave him was tragic. 209 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:43,720 Speaker 3: God had numbered Belshazar's days. His kingdom was going to 210 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:46,200 Speaker 3: come to an end, and it would be divided between 211 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:49,480 Speaker 3: the Means and the Persians. Daniel was given a third 212 00:13:49,520 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 3: of the kingdom to rule. God was keeping him in 213 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:54,560 Speaker 3: a position of influence because there was work yet to 214 00:13:54,600 --> 00:13:58,320 Speaker 3: be done in that place. But what about Belshazar In 215 00:13:58,400 --> 00:14:03,720 Speaker 3: his kingdom. Night, the Persians attacked and overtook Babylon. The 216 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:06,440 Speaker 3: king was killed in his bed by Darius. The mead. 217 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:10,000 Speaker 3: We'll learn more about the new king the next time 218 00:14:10,040 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 3: we're together. Dear God, we thank you for including this 219 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:18,400 Speaker 3: startling revelation in your word. We know that you will 220 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:21,560 Speaker 3: not be mocked and we can never stand against you. 221 00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:25,400 Speaker 3: May your sovereign and supreme power rule in our hearts 222 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:29,000 Speaker 3: through Jesus Christ, our Lord. We commit our ways to you. 223 00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:32,160 Speaker 3: We do trust in you. We thank you for the 224 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:35,520 Speaker 3: cross of the Lord Jesus and the resurrection, and we 225 00:14:35,720 --> 00:14:39,320 Speaker 3: believe and receive you as our savior and Lord. We 226 00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:42,560 Speaker 3: humble ourselves before you, and we thank you for your 227 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:48,000 Speaker 3: grace in our lives. In Jesus' name. Amen. Once again, 228 00:14:48,080 --> 00:14:51,320 Speaker 3: thank you for listening to today's Bible in a Year podcast. 229 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:55,520 Speaker 3: I'm Pastor Jack Graham from Dallas, Texas. Let me encourage 230 00:14:55,520 --> 00:14:58,640 Speaker 3: you to download the Prey dot com app and make 231 00:14:58,920 --> 00:15:02,840 Speaker 3: Bible study and prayer a real priority in your life. 232 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:06,560 Speaker 3: And if you are enjoying this podcast, share it with 233 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:09,920 Speaker 3: someone you know, someone you care about, because sharing God's 234 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:14,120 Speaker 3: word has a powerful impact upon people's lives. And if 235 00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:18,120 Speaker 3: you want more resources as to how you can find faith, 236 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 3: grow in your faith, develop as a disciple and follower 237 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:25,240 Speaker 3: of Jesus. 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