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Don't Prejudge
Today’s Devotion:
Don't Prejudge
The word prejudice has two parts: pre (in advance) and judicium (judgment). Therefore, prejudice is to prejudge a person or a matter before getting any of the facts. Nowhere is prejudice more prevalent than in matters of race and ethnicity. Some judge people based on the color of their skin or their ethnicity before they even know them.
Prejudice is not a modern sin; it existed in Jesus’ day. The Jews in Galilee and Judea were prejudiced against the Samaritans because they (the Samaritans) had intermarried with Assyrians following the Assyrian invasion of Israel in the eighth century B.C. Jews refused to even set foot in Samaria—except for Jesus and His disciples. On a journey from Judea to Galilee, Jesus went through Samaria where He encountered a woman to whom He revealed Himself as the Messiah, the Source of living water (John 4). Jesus saw humans in need of God’s love, not races or genders or status.
Pray for the ability to see the world through Jesus’ eyes. Share Him just as He shared Himself—without prejudice and with love.
Water and oil are more compatible than Christianity and prejudice.
William A. Ward
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Some 2,600 years ago, God gave King Nebuchadnezzar a dream. In this dream, the king saw a five–part statue made of five different metals (see Daniel 2). Each section represented an empire, beginning with Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon. Four of these empires have already risen and fallen in history—a clear fulfillment of Daniel's prophetic interpretation. The fifth and final empire indicates a future Europe—a ten nation coalition that will unite under the Antichrist's rule.
You can read about the King's dream and Daniel's interpretation in Daniel 2, but let's take a quick visual look at what you will find:
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King Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon
Daniel's words to the king are clear. "You are this head of gold" (Daniel 2:37–38).
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Medo–Persian Empire
The Medo–Persian Empire conquered Babylon in 539 BC and remained in power for approximately two hundred years (Daniel 5:28).
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Grecian Empire
Greece's Empire succeeded the Medo–Persians (Daniel 8:21).
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Roman Empire
When the Grecian empire was conquered by Rome, all the lands and peoples of the previous kingdoms were assimilated into the Roman Empire through the strengths of the "iron legions of Rome" (Daniel 2:40).
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Future European Coalition
This empire has not yet risen. Daniel foretells a time when the Roman Empire—Europe—will consist of ten kingdoms or leaders. The future Roman Empire will be present on the earth when God sets up His earthly kingdom (Daniel 2:44).