After
Daniel had come forth unharmed from the lions' den, King Darius, marveling at the deliverance, said of God, whom Daniel worshiped and obeyed, "He is the living God, and stedfast for ever".
Progress
is not determined by the passing of time, but by the gain of spiritual understanding, and the consequent passing away of ignorance and superstition.
One
of the most illuminating and instructive statements contained in the writings of the Apostle Paul is found in his first epistle to the Corinthians, where he says, "The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God:.
One
often hears the remark, "I just happened to be here," or, "I happened to come in just at the right time," indicating the belief that things happen or occur by chance.
Evidently
thinking of the divine provision for human needs, the Psalmist wrote of God, "He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth; and wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart.