- There is a man in your kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods. In the days of your father, light and understanding and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods were found in him, and King Nebuchadnezzar, your father—your father the king—made him chief of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and astrologers…Daniel 5:11 – Live for God in such a way that your faithfulness precedes you. His steadfastness in his pursuit of God was well known so when the time came for the king to need God’s help people knew where to reach out. This opens up even more of a reason why we should remain faithful each day. Maybe today we aren’t going to find ourselves in the presence of a king helping him. Yet today is our day to show the world around us who we follow and whose we are. So when that day does arise where a devoted follower of God is needed, people know where to look. Straight at you. It may not be to interpret a king’s dream but it may be to help someone with a spiritual question or to help someone understand salvation better. Let’s seek to live in such a way today that those around us know in their distress and questions of tomorrow we are a resource of help to them. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1561
- And you his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this…Daniel 5:22 – It’s been about 25-30 years since the events of chapter 4. Not an actual son of Nebuchadnezzar, but a “son” by being a predecessor to the throne of Babylon. Like Nebu though, Belshazzar acted boastfully, mocking the Lord by his actions and words. After the Lord uniquely, and literally, made the writing on the wall clear to see for Belshazzar, Daniel is brought in and speaks to the king the meaning on God’s message. Note though Daniel’s words in our passage above, “though you knew all this.” Belshazzar would have clearly known the events of Nebu’s season of insanity and that it was a result of him not giving glory to God. Now, Belshazzar, on the same throne, is doing the very same thing in taking the glory all for himself. He knew better, but still moved forward with sin. How often though in our story do we know what sin will cause, but we still say yes to it anyways. We know it will displease God, hurt our relationships, and give the enemy what he wants. We know that God has called us away from it and we’ve seen what our sin led Jesus to do on the cross. Yet even with all that knowledge, we still say that comment or look at that thing or partake in it one more time. Let us be honest with ourselves, we know better. It’s not that we don’t know its sin. Let us then today seek the Lord to have Him help us see our sin like He does. For while in our eyes it’s a tempting treat, to the Lord it’s a condemning curse. Let us learn from the examples of our past, humble our heart before the Lord, and know better when it comes to our sin. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2743
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