This week we red the book of Daniel, it dos not have many chapter .
I felt like the book was divided in 2 parts , the first part is the story of Daniel and his friends , how they
where chosen to work in the palace of king Nebukanezer and what they experienced there .
And the second part tells about the vision Daniel had about the end times.
I find the first part easy to read, its exciting to read ; How they hold on to the Hebrew eating rules ( God told them to not eat certain things)
and they looked healthier than the other man who where there to.
God gave them learning and skill in all literature and wisdom and He gave Daniel understanding in all visions and dreams.
It get exciting in the story when u read that the king had a dream and he wanted his people to explain this dream to him.
But he did not wanted to tell the dream, they had to tell him and explain it to him…. Because if they couldn't do that than the the king would know they lied to him before .
But his people could not tell him the dream….the king decided to kill them all…but than Daniel hears about it and asks for some extra time.
He prays to God and God reveil's the dream and the explanation , wow.
Also the part of the burning furnace is amazing to read.
They survived it …wow , they walked inside the burning furnace with an angel… some say that its Jesus.
And when they came out of the furnace , they where not touched by the fire.
Daniel was thrown into the lion pit…and the lions didn't touched him ..wow …God send His angel to keep the mouth of the lions closed.
Thats Protection !
But what i liked the most of this story is that they had so much faith and trust in God that He was with them no matter if they survived it or not.
So many time we want/ expect God to help us, like; "We trust You, God in this situation but You have to help us , NOW!
and also in the way we want it…"
We dont care what He wants as long as we are saved from the bad place we are in…
The second part , the vision about the end times was difficult for me …its similar with Revelation.
But i like the verse in chapter 10: 12 , where it says ; " …Do not be afraid , Daniel .Since the first day that you set you're mind to gain understanding
and to humble yourself before you're God ,you're words were heard, and i have come in response to them"
But than it says that the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted him twenty-one days, but than Michael came to help him….Spiritual warfare.
This story shows me that in bad situations God will make a way , He has a plan with oure life.
Daniel and his friends stayed really strong in their faith , they kept on honoring God even when things where really hard.
Like they had to bow for the king or else they where thrown into the fire.
That makes me wonder how i would be in that situation , will i stand strong and be like Daniel?
This week i was struggling with how God sees me and so many questions are going around in my mind but one thing is clear for me
I do love God and i might not know certain things but i do know that i love God.
And i want to push through in prayer and Bible reading and getting to know God more and more.
So maybe my faith is really small and not that big as Daniel but i love God…
When you are in a new environment is always hard to adjust , but when u are alone God is there.
So when we are on Out reach only God can calm us down, protect us and lead us on the right path.
