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Wednesday
The First
Lesson
Daniel 6:16-23, 25-27
16 Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast
him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel,
Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.
17 And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den;
and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet
of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning
Daniel.
18 Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting:
neither were instruments of music brought before him: and his
sleep went from him.
19 Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in
haste unto the den of lions.
20 And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice
unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel,
servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually,
able to deliver thee from the lions?
21 Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
22 My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths,
that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency
was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no
hurt.
23 Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that
they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken
up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him,
because he believed in his God.
25 Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages,
that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
26 I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men
tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living
God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall
not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.
27 He
delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in
heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power
of the lions.
1st Lesson Questions -
What has God delivered and rescued me from, and what signs and wonders of His are apparent in my life? (V. 27) RESOLVE.
The Second
Lesson
Acts 27:9-26
9 Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous,
because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them,
10 And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will
be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship,
but also of our lives.
11 Nevertheless
the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship,
more than those things which were spoken by Paul.
12 And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the
more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they
might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven
of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.
13 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had
obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by
Crete.
14 But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind,
called Euroclydon.
15 And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the
wind, we let her drive.
16 And running under a certain island which is called Clauda,
we had much work to come by the boat:
17 Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding
the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands,
strake sail, and so were driven.
18 And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the Next
19 And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling
of the ship.
20 And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and
no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved
was then taken away.
21 But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of
them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not
have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.
22 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall
be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship.
23 For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I
am, and whom I serve,
24 Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar:
and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
25 Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that
it shall be even as it was told me.
26 Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.
2nd Lesson Questions -
Why did the centurion pay more attention to the "master and the owner" (V. 11) of the ship than he did to Paul? Am I the same? RESOLVE.