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Today we will complete the book of  Daniel 1-6. I’ll have comments on both chapters after the reading, and I’m calling today’s episode “An Astonishing About Face.”

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Comments on Daniel 4

Going back to chapter 4, where King Nebuchadnezzar gave praise to God. Remember who this is. He is the proud and haughty king of Babylon who boasted about how great and mighty he was, how he could do anything because of his great power. He was the evil king who God used to bring his chosen people into captivity. And here, near the end of his life, he has come to know who the one true God is, and he publicly, before the whole world, gives God praise.

Is there someone in your life, perhaps a loved one, whom you think is beyond God’s reach? Someone who sees no need for God or for forgiveness or redemption? Remember Nebuchadnezzar. God can reach anyone. 

I’ve told the story before, but I’ll repeat a condensed version of it here for those who might be new. I was not brought up in a Christian home. When I became a believer in Jesus at the age of sixteen, my dad told me I was a fool. Over the years I tried several times to share the reality of Jesus with him, and what he did in my life. Nearly every time, I ended up in tears because of the hardness of my dad’s heart and mind. I finally gave up, and I prayed that God would bring someone into his life that he would listen to. Finally, when my dad was very old, just about a year before he died, a neighbor was able to bring my dad to the Lord. And today, I know that someday I’ll see him again.

If God can save Nebuchadnezzar, if God can save my dad, He can bring your loved one into a relationship with Himself, too. Don’t give up. Don’t stop praying. Be faithful. Hang in there. God loves that person infinitely more than you do.

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Bible translation used in today's episode: Ch. 1-6 ESV

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TobyMac 0:00Hey, what's up? I'm Toby Mac, and you're listening to my man Steve Webb on…That's a great name for a podcast, man…on Lifespring Podcast.

Steve Webb 0:17Hi, come on in. This is the Lifespring family Audio Bible. There's a reason I played that for today's intro, and I'll tell you more later. My name is Steve Webb and I'm coming to you from Riverside, California. And I'm your OG God caster. I'm so glad you're with me today. This is the daily show where we're reading through the entire Bible in a year. The show notes page for today's episode is that Lifespring media.com/s 12 e to 19. You might want to remember that I think you want to go check it out after the show. You can email me at Steve at Lifespring media.com. Today we're going to begin the book of Daniel will read the first six chapters. Of course,