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A Tiny Little Check
Today’s Audio Devotion:
A Tiny Little Check
Samantha Dobbins wrote in the newsletter of her South Carolina church how she and her husband had a new baby but very little income. They were discouraged searching for a job. One Sunday as she sat in church, Samantha felt the Lord whisper to her, “If you tithe, I will provide.” On a whim, she wrote a “tiny little tithe check.” The very next day a friend called her husband and offered him a job that grew into a successful career.1
In the book of Genesis, Jacob had been a despicable scoundrel until he encountered God at Bethel in Genesis 28. That’s when his life began to change. He had a long way to go, and his story had ups and downs. But from the beginning he committed to giving God a tenth of his income, just as his grandfather Abraham had done in Genesis 14:20.
When we put God first and tithe, we can trust Him to lead us, provide for us, and bless us in unexpected ways.
I don’t even have to think about giving anymore. It’s just something I want to do now, and I can’t explain that.
Samantha Dobbins
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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).