Year 9, Day 346: Daniel 12

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Daniel 12 brings the prophetic message of Daniel to an end.  Here Daniel sees the interaction of great people who can see into the future.  They have incredible knowledge.  They keep the vast amount of that knowledge to themselves.  This is not a chapter for allowing us to understand the future.  It is a chapter to allow us to continue to understand humanity.

What can we learn about human beings?  The divine perspective is rather clear.  Some will repent and purify themselves.  Others will continue in their sin and rebellion.  People will choose the gods of their serving and serve them – even if our gods are things of our own making!

If there is anything that human beings are good at doing, it is finding gods to whom we can enslave our hearts.  Everywhere we turn, we can see people who are chasing something.  They might be chasing money, financial security, or the power it brings.  They might be chasing belonging, popularity, or the power that brings.  They might be chasing knowledge, education, and the power that brings.  The list could go on for some time, but the truth remains.  Human beings are always chasing something.  We are slaves to gods of our own making. 

Seldom are we content.  Seldom are we happy with God’s provision and calling.  Seldom are we humble in the presence of God.  Instead of seeing our destructive tendencies and repenting of them, we often keep pursuing them to our own detriment.

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