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October 25: Good Opportunities and Difficult Decisions Daniel 1:1–2:16 ; 1 Thessalonians 2:1–3:5 ; Job 40:3–12 When Daniel is invited to dine at the king’s table—a great honor reserved for the favored ( Dan 1:1–4 )—he turns down the offer. Instead of eating food and wine fit for a king, Daniel and the other Israelites settle on a diet of vegetables and water ( Dan 1:12 ). Daniel’s decision seems to contradict human nature. When a good situation comes along (like being invited to eat at the royal table), we often jump at the chance. Yet in doing so, we may fail to consider the ramifications. Daniel knows that eating at the king’s table means compromising Yahweh’s commands against eating certain foods . So when he’s offered a great opportunity, he is bold enough to say no and to offer an alternative ( Dan 1:10–14 ). Daniel knows that God will provide for those who love Him . He also knows that being in God’s will is more important than anything else , even if it means facin...

The Adornment of a Christ ian Woman Excerpt ‎Peter in verses 1 and 2 exhorts these Christ ian wives to win their husbands to the Lord by pious living. In this verse , he forbids them to depend upon outward adornment in their effort at gaining their husbands, and not only upon outward adornment as such, but upon worldly adornment, the kind which they wore before they were saved, immodest, gaudy, conspicuous. These women were making the mistake of thinking that if they would dress as the world dressed, that that would please their unsaved husbands, and they would thus be influenced the easier to take the Lord Jesus as Saviour . It is true that they would be pleased, pleased because the appearance of their wives appealed to their totally depraved natures, and pleased because the Christ ian testimony of their wives was nullified by their appearance. They would say, “What you appear to be speaks so loudly I cannot hear what you are saying.” It is not true that that would help wi...

The Old Self Ephesians 4:22 ‎Paul refers to the sin nature which is set on a course of corruption. Don’t try to reform. You won’t succeed. Any person’s only hope is a new self “created” by God . As Eph. 2:1–10 reminds us, this new creation takes place when we believe in Jesus. Now it is up to us to decide whether we will follow the pull of old, sinful desires or respond to the new self’s pull toward righteousness. God won’t force you to be godly. But if you choose righteousness, He will enable you. Richards, Lawrence O. The Bible Reader’s Companion. electronic ed. Wheaton: Victor Books, 1991. Print

Overview of Psalm 139 Psalm 139 Excerpt ‎David meditates on the omniscience ( 139:1–6 ), omnipresence ( vv. 7–12 ), and omnipotence ( vv. 13–18 ) of God . He then applies these truths to the wicked, whom he calls on God to slay ( vv. 19–22 ), and to himself, whom he calls on God to examine and to lead ( vv. 23–24 ). Richards, Lawrence O. The Bible Reader’s Companion. electronic ed. Wheaton: Victor Books, 1991. Print.

The Omnipresence of God Psalm 139:7 Excerpt ‎The thought of such confining knowledge ( vv. 1-6 ) may have prompted David’s desire to escape, as verses 7-12 suggest. This is indicated in verse 7 by two rhetorical questions: there is absolutely no place where he could escape from the presence of the Lord ( cf . Jer. 23:24 ). Ross, Allen P. “Psalms.” The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures . Ed. J. F. Walvoord & R. B. Zuck. Vol. 1 . Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985. 891. Print

Faith and Victory Excerpt ‎Living in obedience to God is the life of faith — a victory over the ways and wiles of the world. Our faith is in the victory of our Saviour , Jesus Christ , over the power of sin and death. Knowles, Andrew. The Bible Guide . 1st Augsburg books ed. Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg, 2001. Print

Darkness Psalm 139:11-12 Excerpt ‎Imagery based on darkness is especially prominent in the poetic books where it represents destruction, death, and the underworld ( Isa. 5:30 ; Isa. 47:5 ; Ps. 143:3 ; Job 17:13 ; cf . Mark 15:33 ) in a manner similar to that known in other ancient Near Eastern cultures. Conceived as a curse or punishment ( Deut. 28:29 ; Ps. 35:6 ), darkness characterizes the coming Day of the Lord ( Joel 2:2 ; Amos 5:18 ). God’s appearance is often accompanied by darkness ( 1 Kings 8:12 ), which, according to Gen. 1:2 , prevailed prior to creation, although Isa. 45:7 and Ps. 104:20 assert that it was created by God . The Dead Sea Scrolls contrast light and darkness as representing the forces of good and evil, both metaphysically and psychologically; a similar view has been noted in the Gospel of John . Achtemeier, Paul J., Harper & Row and Society of Biblical Literature . Harper’s Bible dictionary 1985 : 207. Print.