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Strengthening Touch and Word

There was more to come; Daniel would need to be strengthened

Daniel 10 (5)

Introduction
Daniel is strengthened to bear even more of the burden of truth, just as Joshua had been strengthened many years before. The presence and Word of the Lord can do the same for us.

Read Joshua 1.1-9.

Read Daniel 10.18, 19.

Think it through.

1.  The “one having the likeness of a man” touched Daniel and spoke to him. He had more to say to Daniel, and Daniel would need strength from outside himself to be able to bear and convey this further burden of truth. Does the Lord “touch” His people like this today? That is, how are we able to know His strengthening presence and power, a power that works within us according to His good pleasure (cf. Eph. 3.20; Acts 1.8)? That power came to Daniel when he was weak and helpless. When should we most expect the power of God to touch and strengthen us? How can we know this power, and how should we expect it to affect us (Eph. 5.18-21)?

2.  The Messenger commanded Daniel to “be strong, yes, be strong!” What was the effect of this command, coupled with the touch of verse 18 (v. 19, end)? What was Daniel saying? How was he strengthened? Was this primarily an inwardstrength, in his soul, or an outwardstrength, in his body? Was it both? How was he strengthened in his soul – his mind, heart, and conscience? How would this strengthening have been manifested in his body? Should we expect the indwelling Spirit of God, working with the Word of God, to strengthen us in similar ways (2 Cor. 3.12-18)? Explain. Should we expect this daily

Meditate.
“When the strength of our life fails and we leave behind all earthly glory, so that we are no longer strong in it, then we receive the power from God, as Christ stretches out his hand upon us and says, ‘Be bold and strong.’” Ammonius of Alexandria (late fifth, early sixth century AD)

Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for Hisgood pleasure. Philippians 2.12, 13

Lord, too often I rely on my own strength to think, feel, and will, when I should be relying on You and Your Word and Spirit. I know that if I were only more faithful in seeking You, You would…

Pray Psalm 102.23-28.
Let this be the day you begin to seek the Lord’s strength more consistently for every area of your life. 

Psalm 102.22-28 (Leominster: Not What My Hands Have Done)
Yet let us tell God’s Name and praise His glorious grace;
Let all as one His love proclaim together in this place. 
Though now our strength is low; though shortened grow our days,
Our God will not forsake us so, but keep us in His ways!

Of old You made the earth and heavens by Your hand.
Though they shall perish You endure; forever shall You stand.
They change, yet You remain the same, without an end. 
Our children shall Your favor gain, and theirs shall be Your friend.

T. M Moore

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Except as indicated, Scripture taken from the New King James Version. © Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. All psalms for singing adapted from The Ailbe Psalter. All quotations from Church Fathers from Ancient Christian Commentary Series, General Editor Thomas C. Oden (Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2006.

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T. M. Moore is principal of The Fellowship of Ailbe, a spiritual fellowship in the Celtic Christian tradition. He and his wife, Susie, make their home in the Champlain Valley of Vermont.
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