Tuesday, October 20, 2015

WHY I LIKE DANIEL

The book of Daniel is getting to be one my favorites. Not because I understand everything it says, but because it tells us something simple & wonderful about God. When you read this book, you will notice that many different people testify about God’s power & authority.

Daniel is full of statements that begin with “God did this…”

Listen to a few from just the first 2 chapters:
The Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his (Nebuchadnezzar’s) hand (1:2).
God granted Daniel favor and compassion in the sight of the commander of the officials (1:9).
God gave them (Daniel & his friends) knowledge and intelligence in every branch of literature and wisdom (1:17).
Daniel’s testimony: “It is He who changes the times and epochs; He removes kings and establishes kings; He gives wisdom to wise men and knowledge to men of understanding” (2:21).
Nebuchadnezzar’s testimony: “Surely your God is a God of gods and a Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries, since you have been able to reveal this mystery” (2:47).

Daniel was written in the context of rulers who thought they had the final word, and committed believers who faced the certainty of being ground up in the gears of ungodly savagery.

In the end, the Living God brings His sovereign will to pass. He uses those very rulers & their despotism to fulfill His plan & to vindicate His people. He does not allow man to have the last word.

Instead, during those & other rulers’ times, He is building a kingdom that will never end.

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