Grace for your spirit. February 10, 2012

Grace for your spirit
Suddenly the fingers of a man's hand emerged and began writing opposite the lampstand on the plaster of the wall of the king's palace, and the king saw the back of the hand that did the writing. Then the king's face grew pale and his thoughts alarmed him, and his hip joints went slack and his knees began knocking together. Daniel. 5:5-6

Have you ever heard the term, "I saw the handwriting on the wall"? It is best understood by the story from ancient Babylon. The king of Babylon was about to be killed, Babylon overthrown and his kingdom finished;. The message came to them miraculously with the message written on the wall. The very experience scared the king, but the interpretation scared him even more. These idolaters had turned their back on God, and finally it was time to pay. That is true for us all. When we disobey God, there will always be a time to pay. We won't see such a miracle as this, but our message may come in a different way. Let's be sensitive about the message around us, and always be ready to meet the Lord. It will keep our knees from knocking together in troubled times.