Life Capsule for Today Date:21st November, 2023
Theme: Life Lessons from Daniel (3)
Memory Verse: 2 Tim 2:19
19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, let everyone that nameth the name of Christ departs from iniquity. KJV
Topic: Daniel’s allegiance was unto God alone
Today’s Reading: Ps 75:6
6 For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. KJV
Words of the Ministry:
Today we would be considering Daniel Chapter 4 and chapter 5, still on the life of Daniel, we started by looking at his upbringing stating he didn’t deviate from the fear of God he learnt from home despite being independent in a foreign land. We did say the way we train our children today would affect their lives tomorrow. Yesterday we saw in Daniel a supernatural wisdom that made him outstanding, the account said he know the secret of Kings and could interpret complex riddles and visions chiefly because he aligned himself with his God and his God revealed the deep things of darkness to him. We emphasized the need to have intimacy with God as through that, God reveals solutions of nations and solutions to problems which in turn leads to supernatural discovery and breakthrough.
Today we would be seeing another quality in the man of God Daniel, he was a man whose allegiance was to God alone, he fearlessly stated the mind of God without minding whose horse is gored. Daniel in Chapter 4 was invited by Nebuchadnezzar his human benefactor who was said to be the king of the earth as his influence spread far and wide. We would recall that the King Nebuchadnezzar had previously celebrated and rewarded him in Chapter 2, but in Chapter 4, The king had a dream through which God was warning him of an impending judgement if he doesn’t repent, Here we see Daniel in a dilemma, if he said the mind of God he could lose face with the king and if such happens he could be demoted or killed seeing the king is not God fearing but Daniel chose to tell the king the exact meaning of the dream warning him of an impending danger which later occurred, the king was reduced to an animal that walked among the wild beasts but after a season, he was forgiven and restored.
A similar event occurred in the days of the Belshazzar, the son of the king who inherited the throne from his father Nebuchadnezzar, he was foolish to have used vessels dedicated to Jehovah taken out of the temple in the days of his father, he drank with them and gave same to his wives and concubines while they praised their gods, the account said a finger wrote on the wall the judgement of God, the message troubled him as no one could read and interpret it, they again called on Daniel who interpreted the message fearlessly not minding the opinion of the king, many would have seen it as an occasion to bond with the king who didn’t know him before then, they would have tried to alter the message and find a way around the judgement, Daniel wasn’t bothered about his influence or relationship with men in power rather he spoke the mind of God and God still rewarded him bountifully and neither did his word fall to the ground.
Today, many saints are seeking promotion and recognition from men, they are ready to lower the standard of the gospel just to keep a politician, business tycoon or even a fraudster in their Churches. A good number of believers would play along just to keep their friendship intact with an unbeliever. It is a thing of shame that you don’t know your God as promotion comes only from him. How much longer would you compromise, remain in that dirty and ungodly relationship just because you want to hold your position in the society, office or family, repent before it’s too late, Shalom. Join us this Saturday and Sunday for Peniel by 4pm. Come with family and friends.
Bible in One Year: Romans 8-10
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