"But you [Daniel, who was now over ninety years of age], go your way till the end; for you shall rest and shall stand [fast] in your allotted place at the end of the days." (Daniel 12:13, Amplified Bible)
Well, what do you know? Daniel, at age 90, could still admit that he did not understand everything he was told, "And I heard, but I did not understand" (v.8). Now nowhere do we read that Daniel fretted about the fact that he did not understand everything which he wrote, which is unlike those who give us the "true understanding," no-doubt-about-it answers to everything. Simply put, there were things which Daniel did understand and things which he did not. Get use to it.
My advice to all of us is that we hear the word of Jesus to Daniel, "go your way." Could I paraphrase, "Live what days you have left in this time/space age, following Me and revealing Me to those around you, to the nation." And notice the next exhortation, "go your way until the end" (of your sojourn here?); "for you shall rest (which can also mean, 'settle down, be calm') and shall stand [fast] (or, 'take your stand') in your allotted place at the end of days."
Our text is "loaded" with great words for you and me in these, "end of the days." Far too many people are obsessed with "understanding" things which even Daniel admitted he did not. And don't get "Old Testament vs. New Testament" on me. Peter said that there are things which are, "hard to be understood." We should strive for understanding, but not be depressed, hampered by the lack of understanding. "Why does this happen to me?" Or concerning world events, "Why," or, "What does this mean?" There will be answers and there will be no answers. Rather, enjoy today in Jesus. Enjoy what you understand, and leave the rest with Him, or, "settle down, be calm."
Father, in Jesus' Name, Thank You for the Word of Daniel 12:13. Amen.
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Mission to Berlin, March, 2015.
Well, what do you know? Daniel, at age 90, could still admit that he did not understand everything he was told, "And I heard, but I did not understand" (v.8). Now nowhere do we read that Daniel fretted about the fact that he did not understand everything which he wrote, which is unlike those who give us the "true understanding," no-doubt-about-it answers to everything. Simply put, there were things which Daniel did understand and things which he did not. Get use to it.
My advice to all of us is that we hear the word of Jesus to Daniel, "go your way." Could I paraphrase, "Live what days you have left in this time/space age, following Me and revealing Me to those around you, to the nation." And notice the next exhortation, "go your way until the end" (of your sojourn here?); "for you shall rest (which can also mean, 'settle down, be calm') and shall stand [fast] (or, 'take your stand') in your allotted place at the end of days."
Our text is "loaded" with great words for you and me in these, "end of the days." Far too many people are obsessed with "understanding" things which even Daniel admitted he did not. And don't get "Old Testament vs. New Testament" on me. Peter said that there are things which are, "hard to be understood." We should strive for understanding, but not be depressed, hampered by the lack of understanding. "Why does this happen to me?" Or concerning world events, "Why," or, "What does this mean?" There will be answers and there will be no answers. Rather, enjoy today in Jesus. Enjoy what you understand, and leave the rest with Him, or, "settle down, be calm."
Father, in Jesus' Name, Thank You for the Word of Daniel 12:13. Amen.
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Mission to Berlin, March, 2015.
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
"Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
"Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
