Great Struggles Lead to Great Exploits

"32 Those who do wickedly against the covenant he shall corrupt with flattery; but the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits. (Dan. 11:32, NKJV)

This is a powerful verse of scripture taken from a most revealing text. It reveals that those who move away from their covenant with God, shall easily be influenced by the subtleties and lures of the enemy, but those that know (have intimate dealings with) their God shall be able to withstand the pressures of the enemy, and do wonderful and mighty works for the glorification of God.

It is not my intent to get into the interpretation of this text (the entire text surrounding this scripture). I will just say that some believe it to be a real-time prophecy having begun with Darius (under Cyrus), followed by Cambyses (530-522 B.C.); Gaumata (522 B.C.) Darius (522-486 B.C.) and Xeres (486-465 B.C.). While others believe it is an eschatological prophesy that speaks of the Armageddon campaign mentioned in the book of Revelation, in this case this will take place towards the end of the seven year Tribulation period.

I mentioned this tad bit of information on the interpretation and context because far too often scripture is taken out of context and the meaning warped to meet the need of the reader. This scripture has everything to do with God and His Covenant with Israel, which He will completely fulfill during the Tribulation period. The reason I pulled it out was to reveal God's immutable character and essence.

Dr. Rick Wallace

Now, lets look at another passage of scripture that applies directly to Christian believers:

"Truly, Truly, I say unto you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also: and greater works than these he will do: because I go to the Father [alluding to the coming of the Holy Spirit; the source of power for Christ and all believers] ." (John 14:12, NASB)

This sounds like great exploits to me. So in two separate covenants, God reveals that faith and surrender to His will leads to great power and extraordinary feats by His people.

God wants to work through you, will you allow Him to? ~ Dr. Rick Wallace