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The Writing On The Wall

  • In the same hour, the fingers of a man's hand came out and wrote near the lamp stand on the plaster of the wall of the king's palace. The king saw the part of the hand that wrote. Then the king's face was changed in him, and his thoughts troubled him; and the joints of his thighs were loosened, and his knees struck one against another. Daniel 5:5'6 WEB.

    Belshazzar, the King of Babylon, threw an enormous party for a thousand of his lords. He brought out the gold and silver vessels looted from the temple in Jerusalem by his father Nebuchadnezzar, and he and his friends drank from them.

    As they did, a mysterious hand appeared in the air and wrote a prophecy on the wall beside the King in cryptic language. Belshazzar turned a whiter shade of pale, and his knees knocked together. He called all the wise men of Babylon together to read the writing on the wall, but they couldn't tell him what it meant.

    The King heard about Daniel, the wise old Jewish exile. So he summoned him, and Daniel interpreted the prophecy for him. The writing meant: "God has counted your kingdom and brought it to an end. You have been weighed on the scales and found wanting. Your kingdom has been divided and given to the Medes and Persians." This was an incredible prophecy.

    The city of Babylon was surrounded by three rings of walls forty feet high. The walls were so thick that chariot races were held on top of them. The Euphrates River ran through its center, so there was an endless water supply. They grew crops and raised livestock inside the walled city, so food was plentiful. Babylon was very secure and considered unable to be taken by siege because you couldn't starve them out. Yet, Babylon was overrun that very night and the King of the party was killed at his banquet.

    During the celebration, guards neglected to close the river gates. Darius the Mede quietly diverted the Euphrates River upstream, and his army walked into the city on the dry riverbed. They took Babylon without a fight. Then Daniel lived, prospered, and was promoted under the new leadership.

    There were two men in this story. One was a godless king who seemingly had everything, yet lost it all in a moment. The other was an exile who faithfully served God wherever he was and continued to prosper in all he did, even when the kingdom changed hands.

    Seek God now. Many will try and wait until the very last minute, but it was too late in this King's story. God is long-suffering, but there came a time when He shut the door of the ark Himself. Those who were on the outside stayed out there (Genesis 7:16). Again, there will be a time when His door will be shut (Matthew 25:10). So don't wait until the writing is on the wall to begin a relationship with God. Choose Him now, for we are all one heartbeat from meeting Him.

    Prayer: Heavenly Father, I thank You for Your grace and mercy and ask that You forgive me for what I have done wrong in my life. Wash me, and I will be clean. Set me free, and I will be free indeed. I choose You today. Please come into my heart and guide me from this day forth. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen!

    Note: 'Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God.' (Philippians 4:6-7) ~ If you have a prayer need, we are here for you! We and the prayer team are ready to lift you up at our private prayer page: RHM Prayer Network


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Debi Burton
Debi Burton Heavenly Father, I thank You for Your grace and mercy and ask that You forgive me for what I have done wrong in my life. Wash me, and I will be clean. Set me free, and I will be free indeed. I choose You today. Please come into my heart and guide me from this day forth. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen! ❤️
Sep 20
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Schalk  de Beer
Schalk de Beer

Yes, amen Lord. 

Sep 20
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Kay Collinsworth
Kay Collinsworth

Amen 

Sep 20
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Candy Laventure
Candy Laventure

Amen!

Sep 20
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Celeste Strenn
Celeste Strenn

Amen

Sep 20
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Marisa Jackson
Marisa Jackson

Allelulia!! Allelulia!! Amen!! Alleluia

Sep 20
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Dana Rozell
Dana Rozell

Amen!

Sep 20
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Scott Riegelmann
Scott Riegelmann

Prayer: Heavenly Father, I thank You for Your grace and mercy and ask that You forgive me for what I have done wrong in my life. Wash me, and I will be clean. Set me free, and I will be free indeed. I choose You today. Please come into my heart and guide me from this day forth. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen!

 

Sep 20
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Shara Abel
Shara Abel

I pray for my family and friends who do not know you, Lord. I am knocking at Your door again today, please open their hearts and minds to you, in Jesus' name. 

Sep 20
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Wanda Pennington
Wanda Pennington

Yes Lord, thank You for Your grace and mercy and forgiving me of my sins.  I Jesus Name I pray,  Amen 

Sep 20
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Lynn Brown
Lynn Brown

Thank You Jesus for Your forgiveness and mercy! Amen.

Sep 20
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Richard Mondello
Richard Mondello

In Lord Yeshua's name I pray this. Amen. 

Sep 20
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David Krull
David Krull

Amen.

Sep 20
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Yvette York
Yvette York

Amen Good Afternoon Everyone 

Sep 20
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Wesley Paulus
Wesley Paulus

Amen! 

Sep 20
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Liesel  aka  Lisa Wardle
Liesel aka Lisa Wardle

Amen and Amen!!! Thank you, my Lord & my God, for Your forgiveness, mercy & grace, for being so longsuffering till I finally surrendered to You, my Lord & Savior, my Creator!!! Who am I that You should take pity on me? May I love You more and more, for You alone are worthy!!! (h5) (L)

Sep 20
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Madalyn Myers
Madalyn Myers

Amen, prayfully everyone is enjoying their evening and the many blessings from God.

Sep 20
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Brenda F
Brenda F

Amen 

Sep 20
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Susan Petho
Susan Petho

Amen!

Sep 22
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Marilyn Salter
Marilyn Salter

You wrote this for me didn't you? I am so guilty of talking about my kids and my family. I pray that God will forgive my boastfulness and help me to end this sin. Amen.

Sep 23
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Sherry McCosh
Sherry McCosh

Heavenly Father, I thank You for Your grace and mercy and ask that You forgive me for what I have done wrong in my life. Wash me, and I will be clean. Set me free, and I will be free indeed. I choose You today. Please come into my heart and guide me from this day forth. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen!

 

Thank you Pastor Dion for this devotion today!! I love this story! This is a warning to all the people that are now living outside of God's laws and are not heeding His warning just as the people in that day were not listening!

 

Sep 24