Jesus proved to be all powerful when he enabled Peter to walk on water. He blesses us with daily miracles and our job is to trust in him and know that he is the ultimate creator and provider for us.

Jesus humbled himself as true man and provided, through a miracle, the money owed in temple taxes. God continues to provide for us today and in return we give thanks to God through our freewill offerings.

God works in mysterious and wondrous ways. As sinful human beings, we are not perfect and often forget that even though we have hardships God delivers us through it all.

God encourages us to be careful who we put first in our lives. God should always be first because he is in control. If we put him first he promises to bless us.

Through imagery, God told Daniel the future of Israel. God reassured Daniel not to be afraid, to know he was loved, and to know that God is in control of what is happening in the world. God tells us the same things: He loves us and is protecting us. Jesus will give us the ultimate deliverance from this world by taking us to heaven. God urges us to be strong, and as we wait for deliverance.

Micah reminds us of God's power and his ability to provide us a way our of our hardships. He uses our troubles to bring us closer to him. God has prepared a place for us in heaven.

During the time of the Babylonian captivity, God used people like Daniel to continue to serve him. Though it looked as if the promise of the Savior would be broken, God had a plan. And he made it all work out according to his will. Just as Daniel served God and went with the situation he found himself in, we too can do the same, serving God in whatever situation and trusting that God has a plan for us.

We know that Jesus will come again. But what should we be doing in the meantime? Paul speaks to the Thessalonians and to us about the mission that God has for us. We are to live our faith and display it visibly in the way we treat others, and it is our privilege to share our faith and the good news of Jesus with as many as we can because when Jesus comes on the Last Day, he will take believers to heaven. Those who do not believe will go to hell. God has given each of us a role in spreading his Word.

God had promised Abram that the Savior would come from his descendants, but after many years nothing had happened. Abram was feeling discouraged. God reassured him of his presence, reminded him to wait for God’s time, and then promised Abram many descendants once again. And Abram believed. He is our reminder to trust and wait for the Lord and believe his promises to us just as Abraham believed God’s plans through the eyes of faith.

Hell is often taken lightly in our society—a place that can’t be that bad or maybe doesn’t even exist. But in this section of Scripture, God tells us that it is real and describes how horrible it will be. On judgment day we will all be judged based on either our lives or on the life of Jesus. Those judged on Jesus’ life will gain heaven because his life, death, and resurrection defeated hell for us. It is our role as believers to share the news of Jesus with others so they too can have everlasting life.