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Get ready for a teaching
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and your mind where the
word is the anchor in
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uncertain times
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and doctrine doesn't bend to culture.
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We keep it simple,
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but dive deep revealing a
truth that strengthens us,
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a love that emboldens,
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and a mission that touches the world.
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Let's join Rick Renner.
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Welcome to today's program. My friend,
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I am just so excited about
what we're going to see today.
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Today we're gonna be looking
at the life of Daniel
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and we're going to see
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that Daniel was at his prime at 90 years
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of age.
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If you think you're a little older,
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my friend's life is not over yet.
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Daniel was at his prime in his 90's.
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I'm gonna walk you through
this in the scripture today
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and it's really going to encourage you.
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Now, you might say, well, I'm younger.
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I don't need to hear all this
teaching about flourishing in
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my senior years.
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But yes you do because you have parents.
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You may have grandparents,
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you may have friends that are older.
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And guess what? One of
these days you're gonna
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be in that category.
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People don't stay young forever.
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Eventually you hit the senior years
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and according to the government,
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you become a senior when
you're 65 and older.
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It is in your future
unless, unless Jesus comes
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and we say, come Lord
Jesus, we would love for him
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to come first, but if he
doesn't, you're gonna hit
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that age category.
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And it's important if you're young,
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that you think correctly
about your senior years.
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And if you're already a senior, you need to renew your mind
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to the truth that you've
entered the golden years
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of your life and they're golden years
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because they're supposed to be the best
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and the most fruit producing
season of your entire life.
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Welcome to the greatest
season of your life.
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But hey, I'm offering you a series which is called, How
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to Flourish in Your Senior Years.
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It is 5-parts.
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The subtitle says - Proof that God wants to use You Mightily
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as You age and to Mature.
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And it comes with a study guide.
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And we're also offering you my book,
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which is called, A Life Ablaze:
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433 pages about the various fuels you need
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to be injecting into your fire
so you remain A Life Ablaze.
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And if you don't have this book already,
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why not? You need this book.
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But you can order all these
things by going online
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or by giving us a call.
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And we're waiting to
hear from you right now
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so we can also pray for you.
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We really want to pray.
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We believe in prayer
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and we're praying people. In Jeremiah 33:3,
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states - Call unto me -
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that's God speaking - I'll hear you, I'll answer you
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and I'll show you great and mighty things.
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We'll pray with you in faith.
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We'll call out to God
in the name of Jesus.
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We'll pray scripturally.
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God will hear us, God will answer us,
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and Jesus will do what needs to be done,
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which sometimes is different
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and better than what we
think needs to be done.
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He'll do what needs to be done in a way
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that you'll be helped and he'll get the glory.
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But hey, reach out to us by sending us an email
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or by calling us
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and we're gonna begin
to really pray for you.
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But today we're gonna
look at a lot of scripture
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and you need your Bible.
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I want you to see this with your own eyes.
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So reach for your Bible.
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And today we're gonna turn
to the story of Daniel.
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But very quickly I want to tell you again
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that new studies show the
most productive age is from 60
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to 70 years of age.
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That is the most productive
stage of your life.
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The 2nd most productive
stage is from 70
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to 80 years of life.
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And believe it or not, the
third most productive stage is
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from 50 to 60.
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You probably thought that
was the most productive,
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but in fact it's not.
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The most productive is from 60 to 70.
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The 2nd most productive is from 70 to 80.
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And the average age
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of Nobel Peace Prize winners is late 60's
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and early 70's: which means - if they had quit earlier,
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they would've never received the prize.
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The best years of your life are between 60 and 80.
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And at 60 you begin to reach your potential
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and it continues into your 80's.
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Just say - I take that by faith. That is just amazing to me.
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If you're between 60
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and 70, you are in the best
mental years of your life.
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And if you're between 70
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and 80, you're in the 2nd best mental years of your life.
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And here is my recommendation.
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The first 30 years we learn: the second 30 years we work
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and the third 30 years we impart to others
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and help others with what we have learned.
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That should be a rule for our
life, which means you ought
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to plan to live at least 90 years.
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But today I want us to look
at the example of Daniel
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and we're going to begin
with the beginning of Daniel.
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But when you look at the
life of Daniel, you find
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that in the 70 plus years
that Daniel lived in Babylon,
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Daniel served as a royal advisor
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and high official to 9-different kings.
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He passed through 9-administrations.
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And when they all came
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and they all went, he
was the single factor
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that remained constant
through 9-administrations.
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Daniel served 9 kings.
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Now you may have thought that he served 4 or 5,
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but today I'm gonna tell you who he served.
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But when he was 15 to 17 years old, he was taken
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as a captive from Jerusalem.
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He was brought to Babylon.
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And when you come to Daniel 1:1,
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we have the beginning of Daniel's story
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and the Bible says in the 3rd year of the reign
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of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar
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king of Babylon unto Jerusalem
and be seized it.
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Verse 3: and the king
speak unto the master
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of his eunuchs that he should
bring certain of the children
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of Israel of the king's seed
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and of the princes. Verse 4:
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Children in whom was no blemish but well favored
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and skillful in all wisdom and cunning and knowledge
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and understanding science
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and such as had ability in them
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to stand in the king's palace
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and whom they might teach the learning
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and the tongue of the Chaldeans.
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Verse 5: And the king appointed them a daily provision
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of the king's meat and of the wine which he drank.
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And so nourish them 3-years that at the end thereof,
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they might stand before the king.
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Verse 6: Now among these were the children of Judah:
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Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael,
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and Azariah. Verse 7: unto whom the prince
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of the unit gave new names: for he gave into Daniel the name
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of Belteshazzar: and to Hananiah of Shadrach:
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and to Mishael of Meshach: and to Azariah of Abednego.
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So they got new names
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because now they were living in Babylon. Verse 8:
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But Daniel purposed in his heart -
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now we find out something unique about Daniel
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and his buddies -
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but Daniel purposed in his heart
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that he would not defile
himself with a portion
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of the king's meat nor with
the wine which he drank.
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Therefore, he requested of
the prince of the eunuchs
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that he might not defile himself -
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or he said - please let me be an exception to
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what is taking place here.
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And in verse 9, we read -
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Now God had brought Daniel into favor with tender love,
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with the friends of the eunuchs. Favor was on Daniel's life.
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And we find in verse 8
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that he purposed in his heart to do right.
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And my friends, I want to tell you
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that when you purpose in
your heart to do right,
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it brings God's favor into your life.
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And in verse 10 we read -
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And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel -
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I fear my Lord the king
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who hath appointed your meat in your drink
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for why should he see your faces worse liking than the
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children which are of your sort?
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Then shall you make me endanger my head to the king.
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Verse 11: then said Daniel to Melzar, whom was the prince
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of the eunuchs that had
been said over Daniel
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Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah.
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Verse 12: prove thy servants I beseech thee, 10 days
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and let them give us pulse to eat and water to drink.
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Verse 13: then let our countenance be looked upon
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before thee and the countenance of the children that eat
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of the portion of the king's meat
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and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.
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Or he said - let's do a test.
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Verse 14: So he consented to them in this matter
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and proved them 10 days. Verse 15:
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And at the end of 10 days, their countenance appeared fairer
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and fatter in flesh
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and all the children which
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did eat the portion of the king's meat.
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Look what happens when you do right: when you do
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what is right, God blesses you.
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And then we read in verse 16:
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then Melzar took away the portion of their meat
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and the wine that they should
drink and gave them pulse.
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Verse 17: And as for these 4 children,
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God gave them knowledge
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and skill in all learning and wisdom.
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And Daniel had understanding
in all visions and dreams.
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That's because the favor
of God was upon him.
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Then you come to Daniel 1:18,
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and we read - Now at the end of the days
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that the king had said
he should bring them in,
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then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in
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before Nebuchadnezzar - verse 19 -
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and the king communed with them
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and among them all was found
none like Daniel, Hananiah
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and Mishael and Azariah, therefore stood they
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before the king. Verse 20:
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And in all matters of wisdom
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and understanding that
the king inquired of them,
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he found them 10 times
better than all the magicians
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and astrologers that were in all of his realm.
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That's what happens when you purpose in your heart
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to do right: God's favor comes on you,
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his blessing comes on you.
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You become stronger physically,
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you become stronger mentally,
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you become stronger spiritually.
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And then we read in verse 21:
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And Daniel continued even unto the 1st year
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of King Cyrus.
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Well how many years was
that? It was 70 plus years.
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That is amazing. So now we find
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that Daniel is standing
in the court of the king
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and you're going to see
that he was appointed
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to be a royal advisor
and to be a high official
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and even a governor of Babylon
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and stayed in that position
for decade after decade
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after decade until the 1st year of King Cyrus.
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He started when he was in his late teens or early 20's
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and he began as an advisor
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and a royal official to King Nebuchadnezzar.
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Look at Daniel 2:48.
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Then the king made Daniel a great man
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and gave him many gifts
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and made him ruler over the
whole province of Babylon
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and chief of the Governors over all the wise men of Babylon.
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But then eventually Nebuchadnezzar died.
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Now I'm gonna give you some names which are very hard
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to pronounce, but I'm gonna give it a shot now if I mess up,
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you can just laugh right along with me.
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But these are other kings that he served
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that are not recorded in the Bible,
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but they were kings that he
served during this period.
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Daniel served as a royal advisor
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and high official to Evil-Merodach, who was the 3rd king
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of the Neo Babylonian empire.
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Then he served as royal advisor
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and high official to Neriglissar who ruled his king
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for 3 to 4 years.
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Then he served as royal advisor
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and high official to Neriglissar's son whose name was: okay,
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are you ready for this - Laborosoarchod
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who ruled only a few months
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because he was murdered.
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Then he served as royal advisor
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and high official to Labashi-Marduk
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who was relatively young
when he became king
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but only ruled for a short time.
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And then Daniel served as royal advisor
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and high official to Nabonidus who was the last native ruler
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of the region who ruled less than a year.
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And then Daniel served as royal advisor
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and high official in his 60's.
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So now we're all the way into his 60's
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and he's serving as high official
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and royal advisor under Belshazzar, who was the son
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of Nebaeedas and the grandson of King Nebuchadnezzar.
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And when you come to Daniel 5, we find the famous story
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of Belshazzar.
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Listen to this, Daniel 5:1. Belshazzar,
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the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords
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and drank wine before the thousand. Verse 4:
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They drank wine and praised the gods of gold and of silver
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and of brass and of iron, of wood and of stone.
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Verse 5: In the same hour came forth fingers
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of a man's hand
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and wrote over against the candlestick upon the pilaster
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of the wall of the king's palace.
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And the king saw the part of the hand that wrote - Verse 6:
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Then the king's countenance was changed
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and his thoughts troubled
him so that the joints
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of his loins were loosed.
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That means he went to the bathroom in his pants -
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and his knees smote against one another.
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Now his knees are knocking one another.
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He is so stricken with fear. Verse 7:
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And the king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers,
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the Chaldeans and the soothsayers and the king spake
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and said to the wise men of Babylon,
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whosoever shall read this writing
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and show me the interpretation
thereof shall be clothed
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with scarlet and have a
chain of gold about his neck
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and shall be 3rd ruler in the kingdom.
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Verse 8: then came in all the king's wise men,
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but they could not read the writing
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nor make known to the king
the interpretation thereof.
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Verse 9: then was the king greatly troubled
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and his countenance was changed in him
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and his lords were astonied.
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Verse 11: somebody said, there's a man in
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thy kingdom in whom is the spirit of the Holy God.
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Verse 12: for such as an excellent spirit and knowledge
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and understanding, interpretative dreams
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and showing of hard sentences
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and dissolving
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of doubts, were found in the same Daniel whom the king named
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Belteshazzar.
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Now let Daniel be called
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and he will show you the interpretation.
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And then you come to Daniel 5:23.
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And we find that Daniel was
so committed in his heart
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to do right, that when he
saw the interpretation,
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even though it was not positive for Belteshazzar,
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he told him the truth.
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And we read in verse 23: he said to
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Belteshazzar: But thou has lifted up thyself
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against the Lord
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of heaven and they have
brought the vessels
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of his house before thee.
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And thou and thy Lord, thy wives
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and thy concubines have
drunk wine in them,
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thou is praised the gods of silver
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and of gold in their brass iron, wood,
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and stone, which see, not nor hear nor know
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and the God in whose hand thy breath is
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and whose all thy ways
thou has not glorified.
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Verse 24: Then was the part of the hand sent from him
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and this writing was written.
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And now Daniel begins to refer
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to what's been written on the wall.
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He's going to give the interpretation: Daniel 5:25.
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And this is the writing that was written:
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MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.
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Verse 26:
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This is the interpretation of the thing.
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MENE: God has numbered thy kingdom and finished it.
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Verse 27: TEKEL: thou art weighed in the balances
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and are found wanting.
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Verse 28: UPHARSIN:
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Thy kingdom is divided and given to the Medes
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and to the Persians.
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Now Daniel has been faithful
to give the interpretation,
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even though naturally speaking
the king may not like it.
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Then you come to Daniel 5:
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29: then commanded
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Belteshazzar the king, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet
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and put a chain of gold about his neck
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and made a proclamation concerning him
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that he should be the 3rd ruler in the kingdom.
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He was in his 60's at this time,
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he was just getting started.
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Verse 30: And that night was Belteshazzar the king of the
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Chaldens, slain.
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And then we come to verse 31:
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and Darius the Median, took the kingdom
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and now Daniel begins to serve as royal advisor
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and high official to Darius the 1st
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and did so until his 80's:
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until his 80's. Hmm.
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And Daniel 6:28 says, Daniel prospered in the reign
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of Darius.
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And it was during the reign of Darius
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that we have the famous story
of Daniel in the Lion's Den,
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which we read in Daniel 6:7.
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All the presidents of the kingdoms, the governors
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and the princes, the counselors
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and the captains of consulted together
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to establish a royal statute
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and to make a firm decree
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that whosoever shall ask
a petition of any God
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or man for 30 days save
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of the O king, shall be cast into the den of lions.
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Verse 8:. Now, O king, established the decree
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and sign the writing that it be not changed according
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to the law of the Medes and Persians,
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which altereth not. Verse 9:
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wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.
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Verse 10: Now, when Daniel knew that the writing was signed,
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he went into his house
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and his windows being opened in his
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chamber toward Jerusalem.
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He kneeled down upon his knees 3-times a day and prayed
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and gave thanks before God as he did
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before - which means -
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he is not gonna be moved by a pagan law.
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He's going to remain faithful
in his commitment to the Lord.
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Verse 11: Then these men assembled and found Daniel praying
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and making supplication before his God.
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Verse 12: Then they came near and spoke
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before the king concerning the king's decree. Hast thou not
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sign the decree that every man that shall ask a petition
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of any God or a man within 30 days save
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of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions?
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And the king answered and said,
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the thing is true according to the law of the Medes
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and the Persians, which altereth not. Verse 13:
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Then answered they
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and said before the king
that Daniel, which is
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of the children, of the
captivity of Judah, regardless,
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not the O king
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nor the decree that thou hast signed,
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but maketh his petition
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before his God 3-times a day.
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Verse 14: Then the king, when he heard those words, was sore
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displeased with himself
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and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him
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and labored till the going down of the sun to deliver him.
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He loved Daniel
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because Daniel was so prominent in his kingdom
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as a royal advisor and as a high official.
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Verse 15: Then these men assembled unto the king
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and said unto the king - Know, O king, that the law
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of the Medes and the Persians is that no decree
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nor statute which the king established may be changed.
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Verse 16: then the king commanded and they brought Daniel
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and cast him into the den of lions and the king spake
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and said unto Daniel: Thy God whom thou servest continually,
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he shall deliver thee.
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Verse 17: And a stone was brought
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and laid upon the mouth of the den
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and the king sealed it with his own signet
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and with a signet of his lords
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that the purpose might not be changed
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concerning Daniel. Verse 18:
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then the king went to his palace
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and passed the night fasting.
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Neither were instruments of music brought
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before him in his sleep went from him.
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He was so deeply disturbed
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because he loved Daniel
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who was such a prominent
figure in his kingdom.
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Verse 19: Then the king arose early in the morning went in
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with haste unto the den of lions. Verse 20:
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And when he came to the den and he cried
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with a lamentable voice unto Daniel. And the King spake
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and said to Daniel - O, Daniel, servant
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of the living God. Is thy God whom thou servest continually
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able to deliver thee from the lions?
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Verse 21: And Daniel saith unto the king - O king,
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live forever.
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Verse 22: my God hath sent his angel
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and hath shut the lion' mouths that they have not hurt me
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for as much as before him,
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innocency was found in me and
also before the O King,
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have I done no hurt. Look, God found Daniel to be innocent.
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He was a man with integrity.
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Verse 23: Then was the king exceeding glad for him
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and commanded that they should take Daniel
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up out of the den.
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So Daniel was taken up out of the den
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and no manner of hurt was found upon him
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because he believed in his God.
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And remember, he is in his 80's.
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He is not a young man when he is thrown into the lions
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den, he's in his 80's. And my friends, he was delivered.
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And when you come to Daniel 6:28, it says,
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So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius
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and in the reign
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of Cyrus the Persian. We're talking about Cyrus the Great
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and Daniel served Cyrus the Great until his 90's.
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And we believe that he lived
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until he was nearly 100 years old.
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So here was a man who started life
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as a captive when he was 15 to 17 years old.
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But because the favor of God was upon him and
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because he purposed in
his heart to do right and
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because God found him to have integrity,
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he outlasted 9-administrations
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or 9-kings.
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He was the single
consistent factor in Babylon
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for more than 70 years
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and serve Cyrus the king in his 90's.
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In his 90's. He was not
an old, broken, sick man,
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he was fruitful to the end of his life. What an example.
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And that is what God wants to do for you.
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And that's what God wants to do for me.
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But we're out of time, but
I'll be back in just a moment
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and I'm going to pray for you.
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The Lord promises to
satisfy us with long life
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and salvation so we can rest assured,
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aging is not something to dread.
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If you're not satisfied with your life,
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your life is not over.
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God will speak to you
and use you at any age.
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So don't throw in the towel.
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Learn how to live a long satisfying life with Rick's series,
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How To Flourish in Your Senior Years.
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This series teaches what God's promise
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of longevity really means
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and takes a closer look at the
lives of Enoch - who was taken
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by God at 365 years of age.
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Noah - who started building the ark at 500 years of age.
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Sarah - who became a mother at 90 years of age.
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Moses - who launched into ministry at 80 years of age.
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John the Apostle
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who received new revelation at more than 90 years
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of age - and many more.
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This encouraging 10 part
series is available in digital
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or physical format starting at just $20.
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We're also offering you
Rick's book, A Life Ablaze.
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With this book, you will
learn how to keep the fire
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of God alive in your life as
well as what the condition
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of your spiritual life is right now. In it,
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Rick teaches about 10 different kinds of fuel you need
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to stay spiritually ablazed for years to come. This
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To Flourish in Your Senior Years and the book A Life Ablaze.
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Hey, this is Rick
Renner and I am in Tulsa.
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And look who's with me.
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This is part of our Tulsa staff. Around the whole world,
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we have about 300 employees
that work in this ministry
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and that is amazing to me.
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Just look what the Lord has done
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and we're reaching people all
over the world in our various
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offices, but this is the
Tulsa team and they are heroes
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and they work every day in this building to minister to you
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by sending you resources,
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taking your calls, praying for you.
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And we're praying people,
aren't we? Yes, yes.
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We really are praying people,
but God gave us this facility
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and we're trying to pay it off.
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And now we've already paid off 87%.
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We call it the Ministry Expansion Project
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because once we're finished
paying this debt off,
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it's gonna free finances so we
can take the trusted teaching
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to the Bible even further
to the ends of the earth.
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And that's our call.
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And if you're already a
member of the Giving Team
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to help us retire the debt
on this building, I just want
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to say "thank you" and we all say thank you to you.
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And if you're not a part
of the Giving Team yet,
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I invite you today to join our giving team
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to help us retire the debt.
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It's really not about retiring the debt,
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it's about releasing finances
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so we can take the trusted
teaching of the Bible
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to more people that are crying out for it.
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So thank you for being a part of the team
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and please pray about
joining our ministry team
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to retire the debt on this facility.
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Well today we have seen
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that Daniel served 9-administrations of kings in his life
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and he ended his life strong.
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Not an old, weak sick man,
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but fruitful to the very end of his life
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and died when he was nearly 100 years old.
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But my friends, I want you to
order this series called, How
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to Flourish in Your Senior Years.
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It comes with a study guide
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and I want you to order the book,
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which is called, A Life Ablaze: 10 Simple Keys
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to Living on Fire for God.
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Maybe you say, I want to be like Daniel; I wanna live a full
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and meaningful life all the
way to the end of my life,
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my friends that can happen to you.
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And I want to pray for you right now.
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So put your hand on your heart.
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Father, I thank in the name of Jesus.
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Your plan is to use us mightily to the end. As we age
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and mature, make us more powerful
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and make us more fruitful.
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I pray this in Jesus name - Amen.
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Oh, this has been so good.
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And when we come back tomorrow, we're gonna see the example
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of Anna the Prophetess who had 84 years
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of age experienced the unthinkable.
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Ah, God wants us to flourish
in our senior years.
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It's gonna be good, but until then,
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remember Ecclesiastes 8:4. "Where the word
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of a king is there is power."
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If you've never received
Jesus as your Savior
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and Lord, now is the time for
you to experience a new life
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Jesus has to give you.
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Pray this prayer with me right now - Lord,
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I repent of my sin and receive you as my Savior
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and Lord. Wash away my sin and make me completely new.
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I thank you that my sin is removed
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and Satan no longer has any
right to lay claim on me.
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I faithfully promise that
I will serve you as my Lord
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for the rest of my life.
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Amen.
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Renner Ministries is
proclaiming the gospel
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of Jesus Christ through
every available media avenue
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to the uttermost parts of the earth.
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Discover the many ways you can
help us make a difference in
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lives around the world
with the word of God.
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We invite you to partner with
us in teaching, strengthening
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and rescuing lives for the glory of God.
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Together we can make a difference
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that will last throughout eternity.
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This program was made possible by the giving
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of the God called partners of Renner Ministries.