Tues.’s Devo - Walking in the Light

Read: Daniel 7:1-28; 1 John 1:1-10; Psalm 119:153-176; Proverbs 28:23-24 Daniel takes us back to the first year of King Belshazzar’s reign in Babylon. Daniel had a dream of four beasts that came out of the stormy sea. The first beast was like a lion with wings. Its wings were pulled off so it was left standing on the ground. It was given a human mind. The second beast looks like a bear which reared up on one side. It had three ribs in its teeth. It was told to get up and devour the flesh of many people. The third beast looked like a leopard with four wings on its back and four heads. Great authority was given this beast. The fourth beast was terrifying and very strong. If devoured it victims with it iron teeth and trampled their remains under its feet. It had ten horns. Then the thrones in heaven were set up and the Ancient of days sat to judge. Court was in session and the books of evidence were opened. The fourth beast was killed and destroyed by fire and the other three beasts had their authority taken from them though they were allowed to live a while longer. Then the son of man came in the clouds and approached the Ancient of days and he was given authority, honor, and sovereignty over all the nations of the world so that every one on earth would obey him. His rule would never end or be destroyed. Daniel’s dream was explained to him. The four beasts that he saw were four kings that would reign. In the end the saints of God would take the kingdom and possess it forever and ever. The last beast had ten horns which stood for leaders. A little horn also came up and brought down three of the ten horns. This horn spoke evil and came against the saints and prevailed against them, trying to change the timeline and the laws. He will succeed until God judges and it will be time to give the kingdom to the saints. In Daniel, the Ancient of days was God. In John, the Word of life is Jesus. Our fellowship is with both our Father and the Son. God is in light so there is no darkness in him. If we accept the Son, then we too live in light. In that light, we fellowship with each other and the blood of Jesus cleanses us from all sin. We all need to be cleansed from our sin because we all have been born into sin and darkness. Jesus came to bring us into the light where our sins are exposed and forgiven. Lord, thank you for your perfect plan for sinful man. Thank you that you want us to walk with you in the light and you made a way through Jesus that we can do that. We choose to walk in your light.