FAITH CAPSULE: Continuity in the word of God will connect to God.
Daniel 6
Continuity eschews inconvenience and answers with the commitment that those who seek God continually, with no excuse for the inconvenience, in every area of seeking after God.
With continuity, those who give themselves to serving the Lord God 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)
With continuity, Joseph served God by walking away from sin.
Joseph refused the pressure to lay with the wife of his master.
Bible records the response of Joseph to the wife of his master, “But he refused and said to his master’s wife, “Look, my master does not know what is with me in the house, and he has committed all that he has to my hand. There is no one greater in this house than I, nor has he kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?” (Genesis 39:8-9) Abstaining from sin is an avenue to avoid sin before God continually. Joseph testified his stand before God, “How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God.”
Joseph demonstrated having a mind for God not to derail his continuity of commitment before God.
Continuity should be constant with a consistent walk with God.
Daniel continually served God as his character when an unbeliever king recognized Daniel as a server of the living God.
Unwillingly, after King Darius sentenced Daniel to an untimely death in the den of lions, he spoke to Daniel, “Your God, whom you serve continually, He will deliver you.” (Daniel 6:16) The Bible documents the loss of the sleep of King Darius, waiting for the morning hour to check the demonstration of the faith of Daniel. Daniel 6:19-20 records, “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?”
King Darius, an unbeliever of God, recognized that Daniel could not go wrong to become a victim of wicked agenda.
As Daniel gave attention to God continually to gain deliverance and preservation, so shall it be for one that gives attention to God like Daniel.
After all night in among hungry lions, Daniel responded to King Darius as the Bible states, “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)
The continuity of Daniel in serving God provoked heaven to give him unfailing attention of deliverance and preservation over his life.
Learn from the word of God to gain understanding and knowledge to serve God continually.
Prayer for today: Ask that you will serve God continually.