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"At that very moment the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the royal palace wall, opposite the lampstand." (Daniel 5:5a)

"What belongs to God must remain exclusively His." (Pastor Andy Rubin)

There is no voice. But take a look at the wall...

Sometimes we assume that if God is not speaking, and if God has not sent some prophetic person to give us a warning concerning our lifestyle, then we are not being condemned. But as we consider our lives, our community, and our world, we must ask ourselves whether we are missing the message. While we are complacent in the face of not hearing a prophetic voice, we may be missing an equally prophetic warning: the handwriting of God.

In Daniel 5, the handwriting of God appeared in response to the king's use of holy things in an unholy way (see Daniel 5:1-6). The goblets from God's temple were set apart exclusively for use in God's service, but King Belshazzar turned them into common objects. God has given us modern-day "goblets" dedicated for service to Him alone: our voices and instruments, our bodies, our minds, our ministries. But, are we using these precious vessels for Him? Or have we opted to treat them as common?

In Daniel's time, and in ours, God has demonstrated zero tolerance for the misuse of that which was dedicated to Him. And, as we see in Daniel 5, God responds not just with His voice, but with His hand of judgement. On this past Sunday Pastor Andy asked an important series of questions: "Could it be that God is writing over the nation? Could it be that God is writing over our ministry? Could it be that God is writing over our community? He's not saying anything: He's just writing on His Facebook page, on the wall, next to the lampstand."

God is writing. Are you reading His posts?