QT 26/04/2024 Friday Daniel 8. God is still in control. 神仍然掌权，勇往直前。

QT 26/04/2024 Friday Daniel 8.
READ & LISTEN here
https://www.esv.org/Daniel+8/

MEDITATION: The visions of Daniel 7-12 seek to give God's people comfort and perseverance when faced with persecution, knowing that the LORD God would eventually be victorious.

Dan 8:1-14 was interpreted to Daniel (Dan 8:20-26) by Gabriel at the command of "one having the appearance of a man" (Dan 8:15). The detailed references to Media, Persia and Greece (Dan 8:20-21) remind us that the LORD is in control despite the severity of what is coming upon Daniel's generation and the end times.

Even though "the king of bold face" would "by his cunning ... make deceit prosper" (Dan 8:23,25), "he shall be broken--but by no human hand" (Dan 8:25). The "Prince of princes" (Dan 8:25) would be victorious eventually.

IMPLICATION: When times are difficult, or the future unknown and incomprehensible, continue to trust God and live life in its full vibrancy and excitement. Just as Daniel "went about the king's business" even though he "was appalled by the vision" (Dan 8:27), do not be paralysed by the opposition to God by others.

星期五2024年4月26日 今日读经：但以理书8章。
http://m.bbintl.org/bible/ncv/dan/8/

但以理书8章
https://www.bible.com/bible/41/dan.8

默想：但以理7-9章的异象，在神的子民面对逼迫时，给予他们安慰和坚持下去的力量。他们深知，耶和华神最终必会得胜。

但8:1-14写到“外貌像人的”加百列受吩咐(但8:15)，要让但以理明白异象的意义(但8:20-26)。里面提到有关玛代、波斯和希腊(但8:20-21)的事，提醒我们尽管即将临到但以理的世代和末世的事情是很严重的，耶和华仍然掌管着一切。

即使是“面貌凶恶的王”会“运用诡计，行骗无往而不利”(但8:23.25)，“最后却非因人的手被毁灭”(但8:25)。那“万君之君”(但8:25)最终会得胜。

应用：当处境不顺时，或者未来不明确和让人不解时，继续信靠神并活出生命、活出精彩。就如但以理一样,尽管他“对异象惊骇不已”，他仍“办理王的事务”(但8:27)，不要因别人和神对立而停滞在那里无法前进。