FAITH CAPSULE: Daniel made Himself fully available to be used by rejecting the world.
Daniel 2:24-49
God’s willingness to use man for His attainment is stronger than man’s desire to be used by God. Man is too busy for the Lord while the Lord is busy searching for man. Are you available to serve God? It is written, , “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.’” (2 Chronicles 16:9) Hanani was letting King Asa know how God operated when he relayed the above message to him. Indeed nothing can stop the eyes of the Lord from running throughout the whole earth without ceasing. The same God then is still the same God today and forever. It is a testimony to how God is willing to use us. Daniel made Himself fully available to be used by rejecting the world. Daniel 1:8, “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 gave his all to God. The Lord God, whose eyes run to and fro, spotted Daniel and showed Himself 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.” Daniel’s availability for God is an example of Jesus’s demand that states, “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” (Matthew 6:33-34) Seeking God is working the works of God. Working the works of God is the evidence of believing God for His word that never fails. Seek God; work His works and He shall visit you with salvation and remember you with favor. Ignore your challenges and remain focus on God with all your heart; God will see your heart, and your challenges will fall at your feet. What a wonderful and awesome God we serve? For King Nebuchadnezzar to have eventually fell on his face and prostrated to Daniel testifies to what can become of any force that militates against those who makes themselves available to God.
Prayer for today: Ask God that your challenges will fall prostrate in Jesus’ name.