Sun.’s Devo - The Four Beasts

Read Dan. 7:1-28; 1 John 1:1-10; Ps. 119:153-176; Pr. 28:23-24 Daniel’s dream of the four beasts is enough to scare anyone, especially Daniel who actually saw them. In Daniel’s time the lion stood for Nebuchadnezzar’s kingdom, the bear was the Medo-Persians, the leopard was Greece and the fourth beast was Rome. Jesus came when Rome was ruling and brought an everlasting kingdom. These beasts also stand for the major players in the end, but the exciting thing is that no matter how much havoc they wage on Christians and the world in the end the kingdom and dominion will be given to the people who are saints of the most High. Jesus will come again when the fourth beast is in place. He wasn’t afraid to live during the time of the Roman Empire and we shouldn’t be afraid of the future either. If we realized our authority that we have in Christ nothing should make us afraid. We are under the shadow of God’s wing. The New Testament was written during the period of the Roman Empire and every writer encourages us to have joy and walk in the light. We have the privilege of being able to fellowship and know God…something few people in the Old Testament aspired to. We are most blessed. Lord, we pray with the Psalmist: “Let our cry come near you, O Lord: give us understanding according to your word.”