Verse of the Day 11/13

 

Daniel 12:13  "As for you, Daniel, go and live your life until the end. You will get your rest. At the end you will rise from death and receive your share of the promise."  Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)

 

If you are a Christian, a follower of Christ, today's verse is one of those "insert your name here" verses.  "As for you ______." It is for those who have "set their hearts on pilgrimage" (Psalm 84:5) and live their lives with the attitude "this world is not my home, I'm just a passin' through, my treasures are laid up somewhere beyond the blue".

 

I read this verse yesterday after reading Jeremiah 29:11 in a devotional by Greg Laurie.  Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.  English Standard Version (ESV)  About these thoughts Laurie writes, "they are thoughts of peace, not evil.  They are good thoughts to give you a future and a hope.  The word future in Jeremiah 29:11 also could be translated "an expected end" or "ground of hope" or "things hoped for".

 

Our lives as Christians will not be easy, there will be plenty of trials, plenty difficult days and challenges.  But we continue on in our pilgrimage in hope, knowing that there will be an "expected end", "a ground of hope" where we will stand like Daniel to receive our share of the promise.

 

Let us be able to go about our business today without "worrying or fretting" (The Message, below) knowing that He's got our back and will see us through.

 

Blessings,

Mike
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Daniel 12:12-13

The Message (MSG)

¹² "Blessed are those who patiently make it through the 1,335 days.

¹³ "And you? Go about your business without fretting or worrying. Relax. When it's all over, you will be on your feet to receive your reward."