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Spring Into Life: The Renewed Spirit
Today’s Audio Devotion:
Spring Into Life: The Renewed Spirit
Have you failed?
Psalm 51 is the prayer King David offered after his moral failure with Bathsheba. He humbly confessed his sin and pled for God’s forgiveness. Then he asked God to create a clean heart within him and to give him a renewed, steadfast spirit. The Lord granted his request.
This is an important chapter in the Bible for all of us because we all fail in various ways and we’re not always victorious over temptation. When we sin, we should admit our guilt, but God doesn’t want us to wallow in that guilt. In Christ, we are under His blood. We should seek a cleaner, purer heart. And we must ask God for personal renewal, revival, and spiritual rejuvenation.
In another psalm, David said, “He restores my soul” (Psalm 23:3). Whatever you’ve done or however you’ve failed, come to your Savior in confession and repentance today. You’ll find Him ready to create in you a clean heart and to renew a steadfast spirit within you.
No pit is so deep that He is not deeper still; with Jesus even in our darkest moments, the best remains and the very best is yet to be.
Corrie ten Boom
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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).