How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord is laid for your faith in his excellent word.

You can't ride someone else's coattails into heaven.

God has no grandchildren.

And maybe you've heard that expression before. Heaven, God has no grandchildren.

And maybe you've heard that expression before, and it really is true.

We only have a direct relationship with God.

We're not connected to Him through our parents, or our spouses, or or churches anyone else.

Welcome to Through the Bible, with Dr. J. Vernon McGee, of course,

and we're in the Old Testament book of Daniel at chapter 5

in our five-year journey through the whole word of God.

Now in our study today, we're going to take a look at the life of Belchazar,

Nebuchinezer's grandson.

This young king had every opportunity to know God and learn the hard lessons from his grandfather's life.

And sadly, instead, Bel-Chazar's rebellion was a lifestyle.

He never took God seriously. And we'll hear more about how that ended for him in a minute and by the way our man Daniel is still living in Belchazar's time and still living for God well into his 80s and you know no matter if you're 18 or 80 walking with God is a

choice that we make every single day and we can see that in your letters.

Isn't that right Greg? It's absolutely right and it's also

part of the beauty of the fact that we are with you every day if you want us on

your app on the radio online on a USB drive on a solar Bible bus because walking with God's an

everyday affair absolutely absolutely let's get to these letters

oh fantastic stories from the Bible bus of people who are walking with God. This first one is from

Trippura says I was born in a Hindu family and used to worship idols and millions

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