VERSE:Daniel 11:1–In the first year of Darius the Mede, I arose to be an encouragement and a protection for him.TRUTH:How do we treat those who do not believe in or follow Christ? Do we cut them down because of their unbelief, or do we lovingly share the truth while living it before them? We are to be an encouragement for them so they can see the love of Christ.RESPONSE:Lord, thank You for placing non-believers in my life. Help me to treat them as You would

VERSE:Daniel 10:19b–Now as soon as he spoke to me I received strength and said, “May my lord speak for you have strengthened me.”TRUTH:God has everything we need when we need it. Daniel was terrified by what he was seeing, but the messenger of the Lord spoke to him and strengthened him. Do we go to God’s word for strength?RESPONSE:Lord, speak to me so that I may have Your strength and not try to work in my own strength.

VERSE:Daniel 9:3–So I gave my attention to the Lord God to seem Him by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth and ashes.TRUTH:Facing difficulties, do we turn to God? Do we come before Him pleading and desperate knowing that only He can provide an answer, then waiting until He does? Daniel sought God. Do we?RESPONSE:Lord, only You have the answers to the questions in my life. Only You bring meaning. I will come before You and wait for Your answers.

VERSE:Daniel 8:19–He said ‘Behold I am going to let you know what will occur at the final period of the indignation, for it pertains to the appointed time of the end.’TRUTH:God knows what is going to happen and in this case, He gave a glimpse of that to Daniel. Daniel still had to trust that God knew what He was doing and that everything would turn out alright in the end. Do you trust God regardless of whether He shares with us or not?RESPONSE:Lord, I trust You and I know that You make all things work for Your glory, at every time past, present and future.

VERSE:Daniel 7:22 Until the Ancient of Days came and judgment was passed in favor of the saints of the Highest One, and the time arrived when the saints took possession of the kingdom.TRUTH:Daniel had several visions of thing to come in the world. Jesus does prevail and He will ultimately come and establish His kingdom, passing judgment on all those who are not in Him. Are we living like we already have the victory through Jesus?RESPONSE:Lord, You are over all and You have victory over all!

VERSE:Daniel 6:5–Then these men said, “We will not find any ground of accusation against this Daniel unless we find it against him with regard to the law of his God.”TRUTH:What a testimony! The men knew they would find nothing against Daniel unless it was about how fervently he served God. Could the same be said for us?RESPONSE:Lord, I pray that this would describe my life.

VERSE:Daniel 5:22–Yet you, his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this.TRUTH:Bekshazzar watched his father go through many things and ultimately proclaim God as God. Yet, he did not learn from His father’s experiences and ultimately God destroyed him. Do we learn from the experiences others have? Do we seek to humble our heart before him?RESPONSE:Lord, thank You for the opportunities to learn more about You. Help me to take advantage of every learning experience You allow.

VERSE:Daniel 4:37–Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise exalt and honor the King of Heaven for all His works are true and His ways just and He is able to humble those who walk in pride.TRUTH:The king was brought face to face with the power and glory of God and He was humbled to the point where he had no choice but to acknowledge God and His glory. What will it take for us to acknowledge God’s glory in every area of our lives?RESPONSE:Lord, You are awesome and worthy of praise. You are the One I serve.

VERSE:Daniel 3:18–But even if He does not, let it be known to you O king, that we are not going to serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.TRUTH:The three had a choice between disobedience to God or death. They knew God had the power to save them in the situation, but even if He didn’t, they were going to be obedient to Him. Will we obey God no matter what?RESPONSE:Lord, I know You are able to save in all situations, but if my obedience results in death but brings You glory, then so be it.

VERSE:Daniel 2:22–It is He who reveals the profound and hidden things; He knows that is in the darkness and the light dwells with HimTRUTH:We have many mysteries and things we do not understand. But, God knows and understands all things. He reveals to us the things we need to know, but we can trust Him to take care of the things that we don’t know.RESPONSE:Lord, You know all things. I can trust that You will take care of all things.