[Originally posted in a WhatsApp group (LRAU) as a daily reading update (reflection) from each chapter of the Bible]
𝔻𝕒𝕟𝕚𝕖𝕝 𝟙:𝟝
"The
king assigned them a daily portion of the food that the king ate, and of the
wine that he drank. They were to be educated for three years, and at the end of
that time they were to stand before the king."
Three
years Degree course to be an administrator, huh? Three years of preparation for
the preliminary exam!
𝔻𝕒𝕟𝕚𝕖𝕝 𝟚:𝟜𝟡
"And
Daniel made request of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach and
Abed-nego over the administration of the province of Babylon, while Daniel was
at the king's court."
Daniel
was promoted, and he was able to promote his friends.
Esther
became queen and she was able to influence the king to promote Mordecai to the
highest.
Joseph
became great in Egypt and he was able to bring his whole family to Egypt during
the time of great famine.
If
you are a manager in a company, hire all your friends, even if they aren't the
smartest guys. 😂
𝔻𝕒𝕟𝕚𝕖𝕝
𝟛:𝟙𝟜
"Nebuchadnezzar responded and
said to them, ‘Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, that you do not
serve my gods or worship the golden image that I have set up?’"
Nebuchadnezzar mandating everyone
to bow down before the image is parallel with the government mandating us to
bow down to the image of public health (coronavirus).
Godly people are brave people!
𝔻𝕒𝕟𝕚𝕖𝕝
𝟜:𝟛𝟟
"Now I, Nebuchadnezzar,
praise, exalt and honor the King of heaven, for all His works are true and His
ways just, and He is able to humble those who walk in pride."
God shall humble the proud because
He is just!
𝔻𝕒𝕟𝕚𝕖𝕝
𝟝:𝟙𝟟
"Then Daniel answered and said
before the king, ‘Keep your gifts for yourself or give your rewards to someone
else; however, I will read the inscription to the king and make the
interpretation known to him.’"
God's people do God's work not for
money.
𝔻𝕒𝕟𝕚𝕖𝕝
𝟞:𝟛-𝟜
"Then this Daniel began
distinguishing himself among the commissioners and satraps because he possessed
an extraordinary spirit, and the king planned to appoint him over the entire
kingdom. Then the commissioners and satraps began trying to find a ground of
accusation against Daniel in regard to government affairs; but they could find
no ground of accusation or evidence of corruption, inasmuch as he was faithful,
and no negligence or corruption was to be found in him."
Jealousy. Faithfulness. Courage.
Reward. Vindication.
𝔻𝕒𝕟𝕚𝕖𝕝
𝟟:𝟚𝟠
"At this point the revelation
ended. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts were greatly alarming me and my face grew
pale, but I kept the matter to myself."
Why didn't Daniel tell others? Was
it because there weren't competent people? If Daniel, himself, couldn't
understand the depth of the vision, surely, none will understand. Opinion of
others would create only more confusion and cheap. He had to make sure the
vision is well guarded against corrupt interpretation.
Hmmm! Daniel kept the matter to
himself!
𝔻𝕒𝕟𝕚𝕖𝕝
𝟠:𝟚𝟞
"The vision of the evenings
and mornings Which has been told is true; But keep the vision secret, For it
pertains to many days in the future."
Keep the vision secret. Well, we
don't need to know everything, yes even what's written in the Bible.
𝔻𝕒𝕟𝕚𝕖𝕝
𝟡:𝟙𝟡
"O Lord, hear! O Lord,
forgive! O Lord, listen and take action! For Your own sake, O my God, do not
delay, because Your city and Your people are called by Your name."
Leaders ought to pray for the
people like this!
𝔻𝕒𝕟𝕚𝕖𝕝
𝟙𝟘:𝟙𝟟
"For how can such a servant of
my lord talk with such as my lord? As for me, there remains just now no
strength in me, nor has any breath been left in me."
The humility of Daniel. He did
desire his prayer to be answered but didn't expect to be answered by an angel
of God. Certainly, he didn't consider himself worthy of the attention of an
angel! Yet v19 vindicated Daniel to be a man of high esteem, a worthy man on
the surface of the earth!
𝔻𝕒𝕟𝕚𝕖𝕝
𝟙𝟙:𝟜𝟝
"He will pitch the tents of
his royal pavilion between the seas and the beautiful Holy Mountain; yet he
will come to his end, and no one will help him."
No matter the identity of those
mentioned in this chapter. They are bad but under the control of God.
Christians can remain calm that in the end we shall win and reign!
𝔻𝕒𝕟𝕚𝕖𝕝
𝟙𝟚:𝟙𝟘
"Many will be purged, purified
and refined, but the wicked will act wickedly; and none of the wicked will
understand, but those who have insight will understand."
Christians, count yourselves
blessed that you know Christ, not just because of the surpassing worth of the
knowledge of Christ, but also because it is impossible to become one, if not by
the grace of God.
Those who read Bible regularly,
count yourselves blessed because it's impossible for a natural man to thirst
after godly discipline.
Count yourselves blessed when you
understand what the Bible says because God has sealed up the truths of the
Bible to the wicked so that they might perish, yet He has revealed them to us.