12/1/2015 Tuesday
Daniel 2
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Harsh King’s Dream
Daniel went back to tell his friends that
he had been granted time by King Nebuchadnezzar to determine the king’s dream
and its interpretation. At once they began to “desire mercies of the God of
heaven.” That’s a long way of saying that they began to pray. Daniel’s
confidence was in God, so he immediately sought communion with the Lord. God’s
special servants are people of prayer. Daniel could have depended on his
righteous character and his gift of interpreting dreams and visions, but he
depended on God. He didn’t expect to receive what he needed without prayer. He
depended on God’s mercy. He didn’t look to men’s wisdom or in dream books; he
got on his knees. God’s men and women in a crisis don’t take their troubles to
other people; they take them to God. We may ask other people to pray with us as
Daniel did, but we know God is the source.
And when God revealed His secret to Daniel
in the middle of that night of prayer, Daniel praised God. Daniel thanked God.
Let us pray:
God of heaven, you rule over all creation.
You are wise and powerful, and you are the source of all wisdom and
understanding. I will praise and honor you forever and ever. Amen
Lynn Byrnes
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