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The Prophet Daniel was translating the mysteries of the lord who had written this word and others as a warning to the king at that time. This translation was of God’s word by the Holy Ghost in Daniel and as God’s word, which is forever, we should meditate on it as it relates to our lives. It stimulates in us the immediate thought of balancing up the books. All countries have to balance their books, and if they are found short then the population has to either pay more taxes or go without some government services.

All businesses have to balance their books, and if they are found short it usually means layoffs, cost-cutting or even closure. Every household has to balance its books, and if found short measures have to be taken to avoid foreclosure etc. God, down through the ages has also given many warnings that each and every one of us has to balance our books of life to determine how we go through life under the Lord’s blessings, and more importantly, the end result. ETERNAL LIFE.

If we had to live under the law as was given to Moses and accepted by God’s people at that time none of us could really look forward to any kind of balance that would bring us much joy. God in His love to fallen man sent His Son, Jesus Christ into the world to finish that law, which He did, and declared on the cross as written in John 19:20. “It is finished.” At the finishing of a time, the books are balanced, and no doubt the sacrifice of Christ was sufficient in the eyes of God to balance off that period of time. In fact it was all sufficient to overflow and be carried forward into our period of time to act as the balancer for us to the end of time -This balancer is GRACE.As God’s word is eternal, we too must also balance our books in the eyes of the Lord, and in our faith we are also given guidelines for the things that appear on our balance sheet. On the asset side we should find listed –

ASSETTS
Blessings Matt. 6:33 “But seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His Righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”
Dividends Matt. 11 :28 “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest”
Divine Favour Heb.13:16 “But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.”
Endless Life Gal. 6:8 “For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption, but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.”
Faith Eph. 2:8 “For by grace are ye saved through faith; And that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God.
Forgiveness 1 John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
Gifts Eph.4:8 “Wherefore he saith, when he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.”
Immunity 1 Pet.3:13 “And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good.”
Inheritance Col. 1 :12 “Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light.”
Promotions Luke 19:17 “And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.”
Protection Psalm 125:2 “As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people, from henceforth even for ever.”
True Riches James 2:5 “Hearken, my beloved brethen, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him.”
Salvation Tit. 2:11 “For the Grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world.”

Now, our liabilities will also be found listed –

LIABILITIES

Bad Investments Acts 8:20 “But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.”
Condemnation John 3: 19 “And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.”
Dissatisfaction Ecc.2:11 “Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and behold all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.”
Emptiness Eph.4:17 “This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind.”

Losses Luke 6: 49 “But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built a house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.”
Misery Prov. 13:15 “Good understanding giveth favour; but the way of transgressors is hard.”
Punishment Matt.13:30 “Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into My barn.”
Sin’s Fruit Matt. 7 : 17 “Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.”
Unrest Isa.57:20 “But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.”

We see for us the necessity of the treasure that God gave to us through his son – the Gift of Grace to at all times balance our books, as written in Titus 3:7, “That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.” Let us always keep to this great treasure, freely offered to us, as the main asset in our Balance Sheet.