Tuesday 14 Mar 2023

March 14: Daniel 2:19-23

Key Verse: Daniel 2:23
I thank and praise you, God of my ancestors: you have given me wisdom and power, you have made known to me what we asked of you, you have made known to us the dream of the king.

Devotion:
One of the biggest hurdles we have to get over in life is how we are not in charge! If you listen to influencers and business people all around the world who have made their fortunes they will tell you about how you have to be in charge and take control; but that must all happen within the confines of the world and laws of the countries we live in. Every country around the world is only here because of our Creator God who made it possible in the beginning!

As much as we try to make sure countries stick to various humanitarian rules and as a world community we try to encourage each other to follow similar rules, we are all different and have been for a very long time. God did not make us all the same where by we had no choice as to what sort of world we live in – He gave us freedom of choice and allowed us to make or break things!

We have some very intelligent people who take care of financial matters. We have very caring people who take care of health matters. We have have forward thinking people who try and plan for the future. But unless we all try to work together, we are only going to get as far as ourselves…

God wants us to understand it is He who has the wisdom and He who gives this wisdom to people to use in communities. If we all listened to the great and fair wisdom He gives out, we would all be able to work together and have a better life for all – instead of the select few who try to control everything. As disciples we should be working together to glorify God for sharing this wisdom for us who are willing to listen and learn. The greed for money and power will corrupt everyone; but God’s love will release everyone!

Points to Ponder:
Do you strive to be the best?

Will you allow God to guide you in the best way forward?