FAITH CAPSULE: Continuity is the price for greatness.
Daniel 6
Through the pages of the Bible, those who continually focused on God excelled greatly to the glory of God. Continuity eschews inconvenience and answers with commitment meaning that those who continually seek God are committed with no excuse for inconvenience in every area of seeking after God. Continuity is what constantly connects us with God. Those who give themselves up to serving the Lord continually remains constantly up there in His hand. The Psalmist testified, “But I will hope continually, and will praise You yet more and more.”(Psalm 71:14) “So shall I keep Your law continually, forever and ever.” (Psalm 119:44) Hosea 12:6 buttressed, “so you, by the help of your God, return; Observe mercy and justice, and wait on your God continually.” Act 6:4 laid it down for believers stating that, “we are to give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” Hebrews 13:15 admonished us, “Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God.”
Daniel continually served God to the point that a pagan king recognized it in him. When the king was about to give the command for Daniel to be put in the den of lion he stated, “Your God, whom you serve continually, He will deliver you.” (Daniel 6:16) The bible documented how the king could not sleep all night but waited for morning to come. In the morning he went first to check on Daniel and spoke, “Then the king arose very early in the morning and went in haste to the den of lions. And when he came to the den, he cried out with a lamenting voice to Daniel. The king spoke, saying to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?” (Daniel 6:19-20)
A king who does not know God knew it that those who give self to God continually never go wrong in the face of any form of challenge. In life challenges, where there is no backup plan for faith your continuity in the Lord will back you up just like it did for Daniel. Continuity in serving God answered for Daniel as power for his deliverance. After spending all night toying with hungry lions, Daniel responded to the king’s calling, “Then Daniel said to the king, “O king, live forever! My God sent His angel and shut the lions’ mouths, so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent before Him; and also, O king, I have done no wrong before you.” (Daniel 6:21-22) Daniel’s continuity in serving God caused heaven to attend to him for deliverance and preservation. Seek God by serving Him continually.
Prayer for today: Ask God to endow you with the spirit to continually seek Him.