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Today's Devotion
From Dr. David Jeremiah
Things That Ail Us
November 27, 2025
There is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries.
Daniel 2:28, NIV
Recommended Reading:
Daniel 2:17-2317 Then Daniel went to his house, and made the decision known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions, 18 that they might seek mercies from the God of heaven concerning this secret, so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. 19 Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a night vision. So Daniel blessed the God of heaven.20 Daniel answered and said:“Blessed be the name of God forever and ever,For wisdom and might are His.21 And He changes the times and the seasons;He removes kings and raises up kings;He gives wisdom to the wiseAnd knowledge to those who have understanding.22 He reveals deep and secret things;He knows what is in the darkness,And light dwells with Him.23 “I thank You and praise You,O God of my fathers;You have given me wisdom and might,And have now made known to me what we asked of You,For You have made known to us the king’s demand.”
Daniel 2:17-23
Nicholas Byfield, a seventeenth-century English preacher and Puritan, opened his book on the promises of God by making two points: “[First,] that though we have gotten the assurance of God’s favor and freedom from the power and guilt of our sins, yet many things will still ail us…. [Second,] there can be no such discouragement, difficulty, or affliction, but in the Word of God we may have a sure consolation or direction for it, which is able in every way to abundantly sustain us.”1
When heroes of the faith like Daniel were in trouble, they would cling to the promises of God. Daniel knew there was a God in heaven who reveals secrets to His children through the promises He has given. Even today we can count on all the promises of God to come true. We can have faith He will keep His Word. Take time today to find and read a promise in Scripture that applies to your situation. Claim that promise by faith and thank God for His goodness in fulfilling it.
[The promises of God] will drive away grief, discouragement, or fears, that at any time may seize on us. They will sweeten all our afflictions. They will exceedingly build up...our faith.
Nicholas Byfield
