DANIEL 6

8 Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.

9 Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.

10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.

KNOWING AND KNEELING

Let me give you the scenario here, the writing of the King had come into effect, you couldn’t pray for thirty days and if you do, you will put in a den of lions and not just any den of lions, these are the Kings lions.

Surely Daniel could have stopped praying in his house, it’s only thirty days after all. He could have prayed quietly in his heart, surely, he didn’t have to make a big deal out of this.

But No, Daniel’s reaction in knowing what was going to happen was to kneel before God. What he knew didn’t stop him from kneeling before God in prayer, indeed it made him more passionate in prayer.

I wonder what yours and my reaction would have been, probably it wouldn’t have been the reaction of Daniel. He knew the consequences, but like Peter and John in Acts 4, he and they had to obey God rather than man.

Would it make any difference to your prayer life believer if they were a command from your government to stop all prayer?

What if they said you had to stop going to go to church on Sunday or if you were stopped from sharing the gospel?

Would it make any difference?

It wouldn’t in millions of Christians lives because they don’t pray, don’t go to church or share the gospel?

If you knew what Daniel knew, what would you do?

It’s not how much we know, it’s how much we kneel that matters.

God bless you

KK

DEUT 2

7 For the Lord thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the Lord thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.

WALKING THROUGH THE WILDERNESS

To journey from Egypt to the Promised Land takes less than a year, but for the children of Israel it took more than 40 years as a result of their disobedience.  In the book of Deuteronomy, Moses is careful to remind them of the high price of their disobedience and to call them to remember the commandments and statues of the Lord as they go in to possess the land of Canaan.  The lesson for us is clear:  Disobedience is expensive, and most of us cannot afford to pay its price.   As some of us have had to walk through our own personal wilderness, we can testify that God was with us the whole time.  And it is through our “wilderness experiences” that we learn about the need to remain steadfast in our faith and conduct as believers.  

Although God punished Israel by causing them to go through the wilderness for 40 years, He also performed many great miracles among them during their journey.  And just like God led Israel through the wilderness, He is there to lead us as well.  Going through the wilderness is not abandonment by God, it is His way of training our hearts to be true to Him, so that we can be fit to inherit the blessing He has in store for us.  It can also be a time of great communion in which you draw nearer to God than ever before.  

Finally, our wilderness experience can be a time of God’s greatest provision. The children of Israel lacked nothing; God provided for nearly 2 million people every day.  And He will provide for you.  

Please study Hebrews 12 and Psalm 78

God bless you

Keith