Seek Him

“Then Daniel went to his house, and made the decision known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions, that they may might seek mercies from the God of heaven concerning this secret, so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon”

Daniel 2 : 17-18 (New King James Version)

A little background to what has taken place in chapter 1 . Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had besieged Jerusalem. The king then instructed Ashpenaz to bring some of the children of Israel who were gifted in all wisdom, possessing knowledge,… so that they might teach the language and literature of the Chaldeans. Now from among those of the sons of Judah were Daniel, Hananiah , Mishael and Azariah. And to them the chief of eunuchs had given names. Daniel was called Belteshazzar , Hananiah was called Shadrach , Mishael was called Meshach and Azariah was called Abednego. The king had appointed a daily provision of the king’s delicacies and of the wine which he drank. Now Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s delicacies. So he requested the chief of the eunuchs regarding it. Now the chief was scared if something would happen to Daniel and his friends if they did not eat properly. Because the chief was answerable to the king. But then Daniel told the chief to test them for ten days and to give them just vegetables and water. And at the end of ten days the chief saw that their features were better and they appeared fatter in flesh than all the young men who ate the portion of the king’s delicacies. And you know what ? God gave them knowledge and skill and wisdom. And when the king interviewed them at the end of the tenure of their training we read that among all the young men there was none like them ! And they served before the king. And when compared to all the magicians and astrologers in all the king’s realm he found them ten times better in all matters of wisdom and understanding. Wow ! Isn’t that an amazing testimony.

Now with this in mind lets come to chapter 2…Now Nebuchadnezzar had dreams and his spirit was so troubled that his sleep left him. Then the king commanded all his magicians and astrologers and sorcerers and the Chaldeans to tell him his dream . Now this was something new. They told the king if he would tell them his dream then they would give the interpretation for it. But how could they tell him the dream itself ? Now the king got really angry and furious and gave the command to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. So the decree went out, and they began killing the wise men; and they sought Daniel and his companions to kill them

Whoa !! What a sudden turn of events. Just imagine being in Daniel’s shoes. You take a stand for God and God blesses you and makes you find favor in the eyes of your superior and you are so happy and so blessed and now all of a sudden there are people out to kill you !!! What would you do ?

A lot of us probably would have said “Lord … have you forgotten me ? I stand for you and now what is happening ? People are out to kill me for absolutely no reason of mine.. I didn’t do anything wrong..”

How many of us find ourselves in situations we just don’t understand ? You know what Daniel did ? Daniel asked the king to give him time to tell the interpretation and then he went to his house and updated his companions about it. For what ? “that they may might seek mercies from the God of heaven”.

Find yourself in an unexplainable situation…? Its so that you may seek mercies from the God of heaven ! When God allows something to happen its so that we may seek Him and that His name be glorified.

They did not complain regarding the situation or the sudden turn of events . They did not get all anxious and flustered . They did not try justifying themselves before God as to why all this should not happen to them … no no no. They knew they had to do just one thing . Seek His mercy.

And you know what ? the secret was revealed to Daniel in a night vision . And Daniel blessed God.

Guess what happened after Daniel spoke to the king regarding the dream . We read in Daniel 2 :47 , “The king answered Daniel, and said, “Truly your God is the God of gods, the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, since you could reveal this secret.”

Wow ! It doesn’t matter what happens around us.. whether things seem logical , justifiable , or not. We are to do just one thing. Seek His mercy. Spend time in His presence. And He will grant us wisdom. And He will use us as an instrument for His glory in ways we just cant begin to imagine.

God Bless