FAITH CAPSULE: Seeking God continually demands continuity.
Daniel 6
Continuity can be described as, uninterrupted flow.
Continuity demands unceasing discipline to maintain focus on the right path of living life before God.
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 the inconvenience in every area of seeking after God.
Continuity in the word of God will constantly connect one with God.
Those who give themselves up to serving the Lord God continually will have a place in the presence of God.
Search yourself to know if you trust and hope in God by keeping His word continually.
The Psalmist testifies, “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 also laid it down for believers of God’s word, “We are to give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” Hebrews 13:15 encourages, “Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God.”
Continuity should be constant with consistent walking with God.
Daniel continually served God as his character when an unbeliever king recognized Daniel as one that serves the living God.
At the time of King Darius’ sentencing of Daniel to an untimely death in the den of lions, the king stated: “Your God, whom you serve continually, He will deliver you.” (Daniel 6:16) The Bible documented King Darius’ loss of sleep all night, waiting for morning to check on Daniel’s faith through his overnight time in the den of lions. King Darius reacted in the morning: “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)
King Darius, an unbeliever of God, recognized in Daniel that those who give self to God continually shall not go wrong to become a victim of wicked agenda.
Just like Daniel, one that gives attention to God continually will gain deliverance and preservation attention of God unfailingly.
After Daniel’s all night among hungry lions, he responded to the king Darius’ calling as stated: “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 provoked heaven’s unfailing attention of deliverance and preservation over his life.
Serve God continually.
Prayer for today: Ask God to let you live life for His glory.