Pastor Leon’s SOAP:  Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer
September 10, 2023: SOAP #5029: Daniel 1-2; Revelation 16

SCRIPTURE:  Daniel (NIV) 1:12 “Please test your servants for ten days: Give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink…. 16 So the guard took away their choice food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables instead. 17 To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and learning. And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds….
20 In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king questioned them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his whole kingdom.

OBSERVATION:  Daniel and his friends were placed in a special program to prepare them for governmental positions.  In honor of God, they asked to be given a simple diet to which the guard agreed to a test.  They honored God and God honored them.  God filled in their education with knowledge AND understanding.  God gave them wisdom. 

APPLICATION:  God works in similar ways in the lives of believers today.  The Holy Spirit reveals truth as we walk with Him.  He opens the truth of the Word as we read the Bible.  (John 16:13)

These SOAPs are prepared in obedience to the Lord.  As I read the Bible every day, the Holy Spirit sparks my attention to a word, a phrase, a verse or passage that contains something fresh for today.  It may be something I have never considered before or a fresh emphasis on something familiar.  Then I take it through the SOAP outline. 

As I post the SOAP, it is the same Holy Spirit who draws the attention of people.  His anointing on the Word makes them a blessing to many.    

PRAYER:  Holy Spirit, thank you for daily opening the scriptures to me.  Help me communicate truth.  Fill the hearts of readers with faith that you will speak to them also.  Amen

Pastor Leon
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