Are You Like Daniel?

But finally Daniel came in before me, whose name is Belteshazzar according to the name of my god, and in whom is a spirit of the holy gods; and I related the dream to him, saying, 'O Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, since I know that a spirit of the holy gods is in you and no mystery baffles you, tell me the visions of my dream which I have seen, along with its interpretation. ... 'This is the dream which I, King Nebuchadnezzar, have seen. Now you, Belteshazzar, tell me its interpretation, inasmuch as none of the wise men of my kingdom is able to make known to me the interpretation; but you are able, for a spirit of the holy gods is in you.' Daniel 4:8-9, 18 

Daniel was an amazing Jewish man—taken into captivity in Babylon when he was just a teenager, he lived the rest of his life worshiping His God—our God—while serving the kings of his captors. God gave him such wisdom, for the interpretation of kings’ dreams and for astonishing visions concerning prophesies that are yet to come. King Nebuchadnezzar recognized that the spirit of the holy god—The Holy Spirit—was in Daniel. The king had sent Daniel’s friends into a fiery furnace that would have instantly killed them—but instead with they walked about in the furnace with a fourth man. Was it Christ or an angel? Nebuchadnezzar himself call those men out of the fiery furnace and praised their God, because they put their trust in their God. He even decreed that no one in his kingdom should speak offensively against this Most High God. Do you ever speak or even think offensively against our God? For as he thinks within himself, so he is. Proverbs 23:7. As a person thinks…not as they “say”…is the key here. God knows our thoughts. The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are a mere breath. Psalm 94:11. Keep your thoughts pure and holy before the Lord…and you will be recognized by others as having the Spirit of God—the Holy Spirit within you, like Daniel.  

Prayer ~ Holy Spirit, may others see You in me…and may they seek and love You with all their heart, soul and mind.

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