The Bible does not give us the definitive "why" answer to suffering, but the prophet Joel reflects upon a locust plague and shows us the "what" we should do and more importantly, reminds us of the presence of God in the midst of our suffering

We may feel like we are wandering in uncertainty, but God knows exactly where we are and where he is taking us in the end, giving us the confidence to obediently follow his path

Daniel confesses his own sin and the sin of his people, and we can follow his example because God keeps his covenant with his people and he is bringing sin to an end one day

God shows Daniel a precise vision of future evil to come to God's people, giving us confidence to cling to him and him alone in the face of evil.

In Revelation, God pulls back the curtain and lets us see the heavenly perspective on the meaning of Christmas. Christ has come and Christ has won, so we have strength to finish the book.

After seeing three flawed kings of earth, we get the vision of the ultimate king from heaven and find that he is, in fact, the ultimate expression of true humanity, and he makes us more fully human as we follow him

The familiar story of Daniel in the Lions Den really shows us more about the powerless king Darius and reminds us that we do not need to fear human power, nor should we put our hope in human power.

The first Sunday of Advent, we see that even the great King Nebuchadnezzar needed to be humbled by God and realize that all that he had was a gift from the King of Kings. We too can and must walk humbly by recognizing God's greatness

We learn from Joshua how memorials and acts of thanksgiving rightly orient our hearts to fear God alone.

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego stand firm to worship God alone and are dramatically rescued. We see the call to stand firm in our faith, even in the face of temptation, knowing that our God has entered the fire for us.