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The Greatest of These Is Love: Infinite Love
Today’s Audio Devotion:
The Greatest of These Is Love: Infinite Love
How do humans like us express the nature of God’s infinite love? Charles Wesley, the Methodist hymnwriter, pondered this as he studied John 1:14. From that meditation, he wrote a hymn that described God’s love as “divine” and “excelling” over every form of love imaginable. He spoke of “Joy of Heaven to Earth come down.” In other words, this great love of God has a name—Jesus! Wesley said, “Jesus, thou art all compassion, pure, unbounded love thou art.”
Divine! Excelling! Joy! All compassion! Pure! Unbounded! That’s Jesus!
Whenever you are down and out, think of how much God loves you. Let your mind be comforted by the Bible verses that speak of His love. Use your lips to thank Him. And you might even look up Wesley’s old hymn and sing it for yourself: “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling.”
The Lord is full of mercy and compassion, slow to anger, long-suffering, and of great kindness…. God is love; love in Himself; love towards a world of sinners. He wept over the bloody city, He lamented and mourned for Scribes and Pharisees, He prayed for His very murderers.
Charles Wesley
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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).