“Go your way, Daniel, for the words are shut up and sealed until the time of the end… But go your way till the end. And you shall rest and stand in your allotted place at the end of the days.”
Daniel 12:9, 13 (ESV)
At the close of his visions, Daniel admits, “I heard, but I did not understand.” God doesn’t explain everything to him. Instead He gives His servant a word to live by: go your way, keep faithful, and you will stand at the end.
Damon Morgan walked us through three movements in God’s word to a trembling world:
- The Pressure: Trusting God When You Don’t Understand. Like Daniel, we often can’t see what’s happening or what’s coming next. That pressure doesn’t have to break us. As we trust God through it, we experience His grace, receive His sustaining strength, and grow in faith.
- The Promise: God’s Track Record of Faithfulness. We can trust God’s promises for tomorrow because of how faithful He has been up to now. Looking back at His faithfulness in our own lives gives us courage to keep trusting Him.
- Our Patience: Obedience That Stands in Victory. “Blessed is he who waits.” Waiting on God isn’t passive. When we keep obeying while God is at work, we will stand in victory in our allotted place at the end of the days.
Big idea: When you don’t understand what God is doing, trust His proven faithfulness and keep obeying, because those who wait on Him will stand in victory.