"Fear God, Love God, Serve God": "The God of Daniel!"

Then King Darius wrote: To all peoples, nations, and languages that dwell in

all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you. I make a decree that in every dominion

of my kingdom men must tremble and fear before the God of Daniel. For He

is the living God, and steadfast forever; His kingdom is the one which shall not

be destroyed, and His dominion shall endure to the end. He delivers and rescues,

and He works signs and wonders In heaven and on earth, who has delivered

Daniel from the power of the lions. So this Daniel prospered in the reign of

Darius and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.

(Daniel Chapter 6)

We, who are saints of the Almighty God, stand with the Angels and salute OUR God! That's what it's all about ... Our Faith has to be so evident that it causes all peoples, nations, kindred, and tongues to say those words that King Darius said. When we receive Miracles, when our God comes through for us, when He makes a way where there is no way, when victory rains down upon us, when we rise with beauty from our ashes ... Ah, they're watching, you know! The world watches the people of God closely; they want to see what we do, what we say, how we act, whether our joy leaves, if we pout, if we grow angry, and if we lose faith when the trial hits ... when the trouble comes, when we lost our job, when we are accused falsely, when disease ravages us, when the husband or wife walks out ... they're watching ... and they're ready to pounce and say, "See, where is Your God now?" But, alas, there are a few Daniel's in the land; there are a few that will not bow, will not cave in, will not give up, will not curse their God and die, will not lose their joy, but who Worship louder, Praise stronger, Leap higher, Dance faster, Rejoice mightier, and Love Him MORE! This confounds the unbeliever ... and converts them!

Oh that Daniel, having a slumber party with a bunch of hungry lions ... and what does he do? He turns his back on them and looks toward His God in worship! If you are a saint of Almighty God, if you have prayed for years, if you abide in Jesus Christ and He abides in you, and your world starts to fall apart ... debt, disease, marriage problems, teen woes, job loss, fearful times, persecution, riots all around, uncertainty and great need ... What do you do? You do what Daniel did; you trust in Your God; you worship Him with all of your might, you lean on Him and call upon Him, you praise Him "in" it, not for it, but "in" it! If He doesn't remove the storm, He will carry you through it!

For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord.

“They are plans for good and not for disaster,

to give you a future and a hope."

(Jeremiah 29:11)

Keep looking up, weary warrior of God, keep the faith, keep your eyes fixed on the One who knows the beginning from the end, who holds the world in His hands, who whispers and gentle rains fall, who smiles and the dove lands on our park bench, who sends the brush of angels' wings and the winds of change, who in a moment can stop the world on its axis ... for You! He loves you; Jesus Christ, the Holy One of Israel, loves You!

'Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me,

and I will listen to you.…"

(Jeremiah 29:12)

The God of Daniel is OUR God! He's Your God and My God, and He cares, He loves, He hears, He comes to our rescue ... and the world sees ... The tougher things get in this world of end times, the more the world watches us; they don't know where to turn, but when they see OUR God come through for us, by OUR faith, it stirs them, moves them and draws them. My very first service at PromiseLand Church, back then it was World of Pentecost before we enlarged and it became PromiseLand, I did nothing but watch all the people. I didn't even hear what was preached; I just stood there and looked around at all the joyful people. They were genuinely happy! I couldn't believe anyone could be that happy! They were worshiping and the joy upon their faces was real, the tears falling for some were real, the feeling in the place was real, the unmistakable presence of Almighty God was REAL! And, 36 years later, I'm still astounded, but right in the middle of it! There have been valleys, heartaches, trauma, terror, disease, job loss, marriage trouble, teen trouble ... all of it, but through it all ... I SAID, "THROUGH IT ALL," I've learned to trust in Jesus; I've learned to trust in God! That's how the song goes, and that's how life in Jesus goes!

"Many, LORD my God, are the wonders you have done, the things

you planned for us. None can compare with you; were I to speak and tell

of your deeds, they would be too many to declare."

(Psalm 40:5)

He's wonderful, glorious, so loving, and His presence cannot be described in human words ... that's why the Holy Ghost was sent back to us in the form of His Spirit; it's His language ... we are speaking to Him when we speak in tongues as His Spirit gives us utterance. The answer for all the world's problems is absolutely Jesus Christ. He made it ... He can fix it ... the world is His! He IS the Creator, and we are the "dust" He formed into man; He IS the breath and the life of all humanity; He IS wisdom of the ages; He IS the solution for a dying and lost world ... HE IS!

King Darius found God through Daniel! Ah, The God of Daniel still lives ... the Spirit became flesh and dwelt among us. "And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory." (I Timothy 3:16) Who did all that? The Lord Jesus Christ! He Was, He IS, He IS to Come! ... "The God of Daniel!"