Victory in Jesus
Spiritual Blessings in Jesus Christ
Daniel 2:17-23
The Message
17-18 Daniel
then went home and told his companions Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah
what was going on. He asked them to pray to the God of heaven for mercy
in solving this mystery so that the four of them wouldn’t be killed
along with the whole company of Babylonian wise men.
Dream Interpretation: A Story of Five Kingdoms
19-23 That night the answer to the mystery was given to Daniel in a vision. Daniel blessed the God of heaven, saying,
“Blessed be the name of God,
forever and ever.
He knows all, does all:
He changes the seasons and guides history,
He raises up kings and also brings them down,
he provides both intelligence and discernment,
He opens up the depths, tells secrets,
sees in the dark—light spills out of him!
God of all my ancestors, all thanks! all praise!
You made me wise and strong.
And now you’ve shown us what we asked for.
You’ve solved the king’s mystery.”
forever and ever.
He knows all, does all:
He changes the seasons and guides history,
He raises up kings and also brings them down,
he provides both intelligence and discernment,
He opens up the depths, tells secrets,
sees in the dark—light spills out of him!
God of all my ancestors, all thanks! all praise!
You made me wise and strong.
And now you’ve shown us what we asked for.
You’ve solved the king’s mystery.”
For Reflection
If
you think about it, I am sure that you will realize that you, like
Daniel, have also had dream visions. Oh, you may not ascribe these
problem solving visions to God, as Daniel did, but you have had the
experience of awakening knowing what needed to be done to solve a
problem that has been tormenting you. Scientists ascribe such
phenomenon to the natural function of the brain during sleep and note
that it is not uncommon.
The science, while it may be a rational explanation and fully supported by neurological data, is not the most important point. Daniel thanked God for the blessing of the solution. It was Daniel's faith that led him to interpret the dream and assign its revelation to God. And so can we, even in this age of science and reason, thank God for the Dream State.
The science, while it may be a rational explanation and fully supported by neurological data, is not the most important point. Daniel thanked God for the blessing of the solution. It was Daniel's faith that led him to interpret the dream and assign its revelation to God. And so can we, even in this age of science and reason, thank God for the Dream State.
Pray
that
you, convinced that God will help you, will wake to new and
God-centered solutions. Pray that you will always remember to thank God
for His revelations however they arrive. Praise Him because He made
you capable of discernment, judgment, and wisdom.
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