Jeremiah 2:11 Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.

James 1:17 (ESV) Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.

If you would please allow me to tie these two verses together via the word profit in the first and good and perfect gifts in the second. The second connector within those passages is change.

In Jeremiah 2:11 the people changed, in James 1:17 God does not change, He is intractable. In order to demonstrate these two connections and how they relate to us and to God, allow me to quote one more piece of scripture.

Psalm 17:8 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

The shadow of His wings are intractable. They move not, nor does the shadow move. We however do move and come out from under His protective covering and expose ourselves to danger. To understand that all you have to do is follow up Psalm17:8 with the next verse; “From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.”

Jeremiah 2:11 expresses it as changing glory. Under cover we can see things of this world and when we chase after them, we leave the shadow of His wing and expose ourselves to the light of truth.

Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

Jesus, the Light of the world does not move but His light shines on everything. When we come out from under God’s covering wing, we are seen for what we seek which is not God’s glory.

What are you seeking? Are you running to and fro?

Truth is revealed, not understood.

I have taken you through a brief journey of Daniel 12:4. By no means did we cover any of the deeper implications of that chapter. That wasn’t the point. My summary in saying that truth is revealed not understood is one of the major misunderstandings of many bible studies.

The search for truth is not getting all the information, set in the right order, where it is defendable against scoffers and those with enough worldly wisdom to argue with you. The search for Truth is a search for a man, the Son of Man, Jesus Christ.

John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Here is a trinity of aspects of which Jesus is the central figure. He is the person of God, fully God, and fully man. In this quest surrounding Daniel 12:4 Truth is the object of discussion. We will never find Jesus via information technology, DVD, study bibles, or even the bible on your nightstand unless He reveals Himself to you.

Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Trust is a relationship word. You can trust what God is telling you, but are you hearing God or understanding scripture?

2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

Do you read this to mean understanding the scriptures? Then allow me to quote one more verse.

Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Rightly dividing in 2 Timothy is explained better in Hebrews 4 as a method of revelation of that which is in you that is soulish and that which is spirit, that which moves you and that which is life itself, to clarify your thoughts in alignment with your new heart condition. In ranching terms, He guts you to expose your innards.

What are you made of?