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The king had a dream.
It so disturbed him that he told his wise men and advisors to not only interpret it, but also to describe it. Those advisors balked at the idea, knowing
that their previous interpretations were no better than guesses, probably. “Only the gods could tell the king this,”
they said. They were almost right. They should have said “God” rather than “gods”.
The king issued an order to have all of the wise men killed
for their failure to determine both the content and the meaning of his dream.
Daniel and his friends had evidently not been present when the king first announced his plans to kill
his advisors if they failed, for they were surprised by the news when Arioch,
the commander in charge of executing the wise men for their failure,
arrived. Daniel asked to see the king to
explain everything. He didn’t yet know
the dream or its meaning, but he had faith in God, and he knew that prayer worked.
That night, God filled him in, and Daniel praised Him for
His provision.
Daniel went to find Arioch and convinced him to stop the
executions while he went to the king.
There, Daniel humbly declared that no power or wisdom of his own could
answer the king, but God in heaven Himself
had done so. Hearing both the dream and
the interpretation, the king fell facedown on the ground, saying, “Truly I know Your God is the greatest of all gods, the Lord of all kings.” The king wasn’t yet sold out to God, but God
had gotten his attention!
My commentary said that even today, when we face a crisis, we need to follow Daniel’s example and
take the matter to God in prayer. “Faith
is living without scheming, and faith brings glory to God.” “Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will
deliver you, and you shall glorify Me (Psalm 50:15).” A.W. Tozer said, “An invitation to prayer is
an invitation to omnipotence, for prayer engages
the Omnipotent God and brings Him into human affairs.”
Father, I’ve called upon You for help, You’ve already begun
to do so. Help me not to rest from
prayer, and show Your great power by answering.
Glorify Yourself through this, Father.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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