A KNOWING EDGE
Daniel 1, Acts 9:1-22

The failure in how we respond to the challenges around us is a pointer to the fact that the wisdom from above is missing. Also in situations where wisdom is not missing, it is rather being used remotely instead of consistently. It is stated in Proverbs 4:7 that “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.” Having wisdom and understanding will constantly lead you to having a knowing edge over every confronting challenge that comes in the way of life. This kind of wisdom does have its source. We are made to understand it in Proverbs 9:10, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” The word of God cannot lie and neither shall His word fail from now till everlasting. As an acclaimed believer, your challenge remains or continues to be persistent and it seems there is no end in sight. Prayer seems to be flying against the roof and support from every side seems to be running out like water going down the drain. Have you sincerely waited on Him to be able to hear from Him about what has gone wrong? Without doubt with wisdom and understanding, gaining a knowing edge will bring peace over every confronting challenge. The wisdom of God is all over the pages of the Bible and it is there for anyone who will approach it and draw from it. What then can be a solution to your challenge? Is your challenge a self invented one or one that is outside of your control? Romans 8:28, “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” Which of the two do you represent? Are you one who love God or one who is called according to His purpose? It is always worth it to search the Scripture and measure ourselves with men and women who have passed in the word. Evidently, Daniel’s love of God was clear when he “…Purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s delicacies, nor with wine…” (Daniel 1:8) Daniel was a young man in captivity yet he did not renounce his God but rather served with love. Paul, the apostle, was called. He was in all his ways against the work of God in Christ Jesus. At the time of his calling by Jesus, he was on his way to do havoc in Damascus. The life of Daniel and Paul was with insurmountable challenges that are beyond comprehension. At the end of it all, we know it through the Bible that all worked together for good for both Daniel and Paul. Search yourself: is your challenge outside of your control or self invented?

Prayer for today: Be pleased, O Lord my God, to deliver me; make haste to help me.