Word View Devotionals
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“…Thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took his seat.”
2008-01-05
Daniel 7:9, 13, 22
Ancient of Days
I don’t know about you, but I dream a lot. I have so many things going on in my head that I think the dreams must be some kind of an outlet mechanism. About 99% of my dreams are very convoluted and nonsensical. I can’t even remember most of them, so I put no stock in them. Good thing! The ones I do remember are hardly worth the telling. Of course, we do see God using dreams and visions in Scripture to accomplish his will, starting with Abimelech and Joseph in Genesis.
We find the same thing with Daniel. Carried into captivity while still a teen, he...
[More]We find the same thing with Daniel. Carried into captivity while still a teen, he...
Past Devotionals
| Amazed | “When Jesus heard this, he was amazed…” | Luke 6:9 | 2007-10-05 |
| Amen | Revelation 3:14 | 2007-09-15 | |
| Above the heavens | “Such a high priest...is...exalted above the heavens.” | Hebrews 7:26 | 2007-09-10 |
| Faithful | “Your faithfulness surrounds you…” | Psalm 89:1,2,8 | 2007-08-10 |
| Truth | “Jesus answered, ‘I am the way, the truth and the life.’” | John 14:6 | 2007-06-28 |
| Unknown God | “To the Unknown God.” | Acts 17:23 | 2007-02-14 |
| Lord of glory | “…They would not have crucified the Lord of glory.” | 1 Corinthians 2:8 | 2007-02-13 |
| Lord of the harvest | “Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” | Matthew 9:38 | 2007-02-13 |
| The Lord who heals you | “…For I am the Lord who heals you.” | Exodus 15:26 | 2007-02-13 |
| Man of sorrows | “He was…a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering.” | Isaiah 53:3 | 2007-02-13 |
| Hidden manna | “To him that overcomes, I will give of the hidden manna…” | Revelation 2:17 | 2007-02-13 |
| Mighty | “O great and powerful [mighty] God, whose name is the Lord Almighty…” | Jeremiah 32:18 | 2007-02-13 |
| Name giver | “…I summon you by name and bestow on you a title of honor…” | Isaiah 45:4 | 2007-02-13 |
| Obedient | “…He humbled himself and became obedient to death…” | Philippians 2:8 | 2007-02-13 |
| Omnipresenet | “The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain you.” | 2 Chronicles 6:18 | 2007-02-13 |
| Passionate | “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.” | Luke 22:15 | 2007-02-13 |
| Peace giver | “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.” | John 14:27 | 2007-02-13 |
| Pleasurable | “…According to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ…” | Ephesians 1:9 | 2007-02-13 |
| Physician | “Surely you will quote this proverb to me: ‘Physician, heal yourself!’” | Luke 4:23 | 2007-02-13 |
| Potter | “Oh house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter does?” declares the Lord.” | Jeremiah 18:6 | 2007-02-13 |
| Purifier | “…He will…purify us from all unrighteousness.” | John 1:9 | 2007-02-13 |
| Questioner | "Jesus replied, “I will ask you one question." | Mark 11:29 | 2007-02-13 |
| Quieter | “…He will quiet you with his love…” | Zephaniah 3:17 | 2007-02-13 |
| Same | “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” | Hebrews 13:8 | 2007-02-13 |
| Redeemer | “I know that my Redeemer lives…How my heart yearns within me!” | Job 19:25 | 2007-02-13 |
| Ready | “But they will have to give an account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.” | 1 Peter 4:5 | 2007-02-13 |
| Remover of kings | “…He sets up kings and deposes them.” | Daniel 2:21 | 2007-02-13 |
| Ransom | “…Christ Jesus, who have himself as a ransom for all men…” | 1 Timothy 2:6 | 2007-02-13 |
| Resurrection | “I am the resurrection.” | John 11:25 | 2007-02-13 |
| Radiance of God's glory | “The Son is the radiance of God’s glory…” | Hebrews 1:3 | 2007-02-13 |
| Shaker | “Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.” | Hebrews 12:26-27 | 2007-02-13 |
| Stone of stumbling | “A stone that causes men to stumble…” | 1 Peter 2:8 | 2007-02-13 |
| Sick | “…I was sick and you looked after me…” | Matthew 25:36 | 2007-02-13 |
| Teacher | “You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am.” | John 13:13-14 | 2007-02-13 |
| Word | “…The Word was God”…”and his name is the Word of God.” | Revelation 19:13 | 2007-02-13 |
| Lamp | “…And the Lamb is its lamp.” | Revelation 21:23 | 2007-02-12 |
| Last Adam | “…The last Adam [became] a life-giving spirit.” | 1 Corinthians 15:45 | 2007-02-12 |
| Lawgiver | “And God spoke all these words…” | Exodus 20:1 | 2007-02-12 |
| Liberator | “So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” | John 8:36 | 2007-02-12 |
| "I am…the life…" | John 11:25 | 2007-02-12 | |
| True light | “The true light…was coming into the world.” | John 1:9 | 2007-02-12 |
| Light | “…God is light…” | John 1:6 | 2007-02-12 |
| Listening | “…The Lord listened to man.” | Joshua 10:14 | 2007-02-12 |
| Lord | “…And every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord…” | Philippians 2:11 | 2007-02-12 |
| Greater than our hearts | “For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.” | 1 John 3:20 | 2007-02-11 |
| Greater than Solomon | “Indeed, a greater than Solomon is here.” | Matthew 12:42 | 2007-02-11 |
| Greater than Jonah | …[A]nd now one greater than Jonah is here. | Matthew 12:41 | 2007-02-11 |
| Head of man | “…The head of every man is Christ!” | 1 Corinthians 11:3 | 2007-02-11 |
| Head of the body | “And he is the head of the body, the church…” | Colossians 1:18 | 2007-02-11 |
| Head over every power and authority | “…Christ, who is the head over every power and authority…” | Colossians 2:10 | 2007-02-11 |
| Heir of all things | “Whom he appointed heir of all things…” | Hebrews 1:2 | 2007-02-11 |
| Hiding | "Why, O Lord, do you…hide your face from me?" | Psalm 88:14 | 2007-02-11 |
| Hiding place | “You are my hiding place…” | Psalm 32:7 | 2007-02-11 |
| High priest | “[T]hat he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God…” | Hebrews 2:17 | 2007-02-11 |
| Hope of glory | "Christ in you, the hope of glory" | Colossians 1:27 | 2007-02-11 |
| Humble | “And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself…” | Philippians 2:8 | 2007-02-11 |
| Husband | “Return, faithless people,” declares the Lord, “for I am your husband.” | Jeremiah 3:14 | 2007-02-11 |
| I AM | God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” | Exodus 3:14 | 2007-02-11 |
| Jealous | “…For the Lord, whose name is jealous, is a jealous God.” | Exodus 34:14 | 2007-02-11 |
| Jesus | “You are to give him the name Jesus…” | Matthew 1:21 | 2007-02-11 |
| Judge | "You have come to God, the judge of all men…" | Hebrews 12:23 | 2007-02-11 |
| Killed | “The God of our fathers raised Jesus from the dead—whom you had killed…” | Acts 5:30 | 2007-02-11 |
| Kind | “…Because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.” | Luke 6:35 | 2007-02-11 |
| King of kings | “On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: King of Kings…” | Revelation 19:16 | 2007-02-11 |
| Lamb without blemish | "...Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect" | 1 Peter 1:19 | 2007-02-11 |
| God of your fathers | “The Lord, the God of your fathers…has appeared to me…” | Exodus 3:16 | 2007-02-10 |
| Going ahead of you | “He is going ahead of you…” | Mark 16:7 | 2007-02-10 |
| Good | "Taste and see that the Lord is good…" | Psalm 34:8 | 2007-02-10 |
| Gracious | “I knew that you are a gracious…God…” | Jonah 4:2 | 2007-02-10 |
| Greater than I | “…I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I.” | John 14:28 | 2007-02-10 |
| Greater than man | “…For God is greater than man.” | Job 33:12 | 2007-02-10 |
| Father of compassion | “Praise be to . . . the Father of compassion.” | 1 Corinthians 1:3 | 2007-02-09 |
| Firstborn | “…That he might be the firstborn of many brothers.” | Romans 8:29 | 2007-02-09 |
| Forsaken | “My God, my God, why have your forsaken me?” | Matthew 27:46 | 2007-02-09 |
| Foundation | “For no one can lay any foundation other that the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.” | 1 Corinthians 3:11 | 2007-02-09 |
| Friend | “Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and ‘sinners.’” | Matthew 11:19 | 2007-02-09 |
| Fulfilllment of the ages | “These things were written down…for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.” | 1 Corinthians 10:11 | 2007-02-09 |
| Gate | “I am the gate for the sheep.” | John 10:7 | 2007-02-09 |
| Giver of good gifts | “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of heavenly lights…” | James 1:17 | 2007-02-09 |
| Gentle | “I am gentle and humble in heart…” | Matthew 11:29 | 2007-02-09 |
| Giver of rest | “Come unto me all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” | Matthew 11:28-29 | 2007-02-09 |
| God of all grace | “And the God of all grace…will himself restore you…” | 1 Peter 5:10 | 2007-02-09 |
| God of gods | “Surely your God is the God of gods…” | Daniel 2:47 | 2007-02-09 |
| God of heaven | “Whatever the God of heaven has prescribed, let it be done with diligence…” | Ezra 7:21, 23 | 2007-02-09 |
| God that raises the dead | “Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead…” | Hebrews 11:19 | 2007-02-09 |
| Crucified | “Then they crucified him…” | Matthew 27:35 | 2007-02-08 |
| Deliverer from slavery | “He might…free those who were held in slavery…” | Hebrews 2:14-15 | 2007-02-08 |
| Desire of all nations | “I will shake all nations, and the desired of all nations will come…” | Haggai 2:7 | 2007-02-08 |
| Drinker of the cup | “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?” | John 18:11 | 2007-02-08 |
| End of the law | “Christ is the end of the law…” | Romans 10:4 | 2007-02-08 |
| Exalted to the highest place | “Therefore God exalted him to the highest place…” | Philippians 2:9 | 2007-02-08 |
| Bread of Life | “Then Jesus declared, ‘I am the bread of life.’” | John 6:35 | 2007-02-07 |
| Bridegroom | “For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready.” | Revelation 19:7 | 2007-02-07 |
| Brother | “So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.” | Hebrews 2:11 | 2007-02-07 |
| Carpenter | “Isn’t this the carpenter?” | Mark 6:3 | 2007-02-07 |
| Coming Soon | “Behold, I am coming soon!” | Revelation 22:7 | 2007-02-07 |
| Commander of the Lord's army | “…As commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.” | Joshua 5:14 | 2007-02-07 |
| Crowned | “…Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns…” | John 19:5 | 2007-02-07 |
| Curse | “Christ redeemed us…by becoming a curse for us…” | Galatians 3:13 | 2007-02-07 |
| Apostle | “…Fix your thoughts on Jesus, the apostle…” | Hebrews 3:1 | 2006-05-26 |
| Shaker | "Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens." | Hebrews 12:26-27 | 2005-05-08 |
| Forsaken | "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" | Matthew 27:46 | 2004-08-08 |
| Everlasting | "From everlasting to everlasting you are God." | Psalms 90:2 | 2004-05-02 |
