FAITH CAPSULE: A failure not to trust God is an evidence of not serving God.

Daniel 2:24-49
 
Psalmist testifies to the truth that God is a God that never slumber nor sleep. “He will not allow your foot to be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber.Behold, He who keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.” (Psalm 121: 3-4)  God that does not sleep must be keeping His eyes open round the clock without any blink. After kings Asa’s failure to rely on God against his enemy, God sent Hanani the seer to let Asa know about the consequence of his failure. A failure not to rely on God is evidence of not trusting God. A failure not to trust God is an evidence of not serving God and a demonstration of a heart that is not loyal to God. Hanani the seer declared to King Asa, “For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. In this you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars.’” Hanani was letting King Asa know how God operated when he relayed the above message to him. The same God then is still the same God today and forever. It is a testimony to how God is willing to use anyone that makes himself or herself available to be used for His glory. God that does not sleep or slumber must have spotted Isaiah as one that is available to be used. Isaiah documented his encounter when God called him. Isaiah 6:8-9, “Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: who shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.” And He said, “Go, and tell this people…” The eyes of God spotted Isaiah and placed a call upon his life. Isaiah received a verbal calling. Some responded to God’s calling by virtue of their action that demonstrates their heart’s commitment to serving God. It is written concerning Daniel, ““But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank; therefore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.” Daniel made Himself fully available to serve God when he gave his to God. The Lord God, whose eyes run to and fro, spotted Daniel and showed up strong on his behalf. Daniel, a slave, came to a position where his captors began to fall prostrate before him. Daniel 2:46, “Then king Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, prostrate before Daniel, and commanded that they should present an offering and incense to him.” Ignore your challenges and stay focused on God with all your heart; God will see your heart, and your challenges will fall at your feet.
 
Prayer for today: Ask God for a heart to know Him fully.