- Many shall purify themselves and make themselves white and be refined, but the wicked shall act wickedly. And none of the wicked shall understand, but those who are wise shall understand. Daniel 12:10 – This whole passage is speaking of the glory to come when Jesus returns. We see that the faithful will be purified. Yes, they’ll find themselves walking through the fires in this life still, but the result will be the refining we need. Yet the wicked won’t understand any of this, nor will they be stepping into the joy God is offering. We see here how sin closes off our minds to understanding God and the way He works. Yes, sin in our life hurts others and it’s displeasing to God. What sin also does is cloud our minds from understanding and seeing what God is doing. In our passage the wicked kept doing wicked things and they as a result just couldn’t understand all that God was doing. None of us here want blinders on in life. We want to be able to fully see as much of the picture as we can so we can make wise choices on our story. Know then sin causes massive blinders to be formed in our story, misleading us and clouding our minds from true understanding. Want clarity in life? Want understanding in your story? Lean away from sin and lean deeply into learning who God is. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1568
- But go your way till the end. And you shall rest and shall stand in your allotted place at the end of the days. Daniel 12:13 – Daniel had just been given an extreme amount of information from the Lord on things to come in the near future for him and for the end of times. He’s given dates and names and very precise information about so many things, but even with hearing the message first hand from an angel, Daniel is left wondering and confused. We see then that Daniel is commanded to write this information down and seal it up, but then in the final verse Daniel is given the ultimate command…go your way. While Daniel likely had dozens of questions to ask, God’s message to Daniel was to leave it be for now and continue doing the work he was called to do at that time. We too can find ourselves captivated with the processes of searching out the answers to all our questions about end times, and while that endeavor is solid and honoring to the Lord, if it comes at the expense of us “going our way,” then we’ve missed the mark. Make sure that you are fulfilling to the fullest the calling God has given on your life. To love Him and to love people. To make disciples of all nations. Understand that some questions we have about what we’re learning in Daniel we’ll never be able to answer until Jesus returns. Yet the one thing we certainly can do until our Savior returns is point people to our Savior. So as was told to Daniel, let it be told to us…go on your way then with your calling till the end comes, and know we’ll stand in peace with our God in the end and forever more. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2750
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