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Speaker 1: Dear Heavenly Father, through to day's reading, I can see

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Speaker 1: I declare that I will not give in to drunkenness

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Speaker 1: Daniel understood that it is better to be blessed by

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Speaker 1: With all of this truth, and Daniel five, I make

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Speaker 3: The Writing on the Wall and our last story, we

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Speaker 3: witness the madness of King Nebukonezz. He fled like a

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Speaker 3: In this story, we get a glimpse into the character

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Speaker 4: Welcome to the Bible in a Year podcast. This is

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Speaker 4: Jack Graham. In our previous episode, we heard of King

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Speaker 4: Though he will struggle with pride just as his father did.

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Speaker 4: The empire that he built was vast. The lands he

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Speaker 4: In the middle of one of his parties, everyone witnessed

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Speaker 4: No matter how powerful a man may be or how

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Speaker 4: was about to show this to Belshazar. The news Daniel

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Speaker 4: the new king the next time we're together. Dear God,

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Speaker 4: we thank you for including this startling revelation in your word.

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Speaker 4: We know that you will not be mocked and we

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Speaker 4: can never stand against you. May your sovereign and supreme

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Speaker 4: power rule in our hearts. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord,

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Speaker 4: we commit our ways to you. We do trust in you.

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Speaker 4: We thank you for the cross of the Lord Jesus

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Speaker 4: we thank you for your grace in our lives. In Jesus' name. Amen.

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Speaker 4: Once again, thank you for listening to today's Bible in

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Speaker 4: a Year podcast. I'm Pastor Jack Graham from Dallas, Texas.

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Speaker 4: Let me encourage you to download thepray dot com app

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Speaker 4: it with someone you know, someone you care about, because

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Speaker 4: sharing God's word has a powerful impact upon people's lives.

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Speaker 4: And if you want more resources as to how you

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Speaker 4: can find faith, grow in your faith, develop as a disciple,

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Speaker 4: and follow us of Jesus, be sure to visit me

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Speaker 4: at jack Graham dot org. We have plenty of resources

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Speaker 4: that will encourage you and equip you for life. God

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Speaker 4: bless you.