“He who is
faithful in a very little thing, is faithful also in much, and he who is
dishonest and unjust in a very little thing is dishonest and unjust also in
much.”
Luke 16:10 (Amplified)
Recently I
have been reading a book about prayer that has a lot of references in it
regarding the Prophet Daniel. As I read about Daniel I was struck by an idea
the writer mentioned that made me think about this passage from Luke. In Daniel
2:48 we read:
“Then the
King placed Daniel in a high place and lavished many gifts on him. He made him
ruler over the entire province of Babylon and placed him in charge of all its
wise men”
In a
tremendous miracle God exalted Daniel from a simple Hebrew slave to Governor!
However this miracle did not happen on a whim. It had its beginnings in Daniel
1:3-20. Here we read that the king ordered that young men without physical
defect, handsome, showing aptitude for every kind of learning, well informed,
and quick to understand be chosen to serve in the king’s palace. Daniel was among those chosen and was
assigned a daily amount of food and wine from the king’s table. They were to be
trained for three years and after that they were to enter the king’s service.
Daniel 1:8 tells us:
“But Daniel
resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and asked the
chief official for permission not to defile himself in this way.”
The official
overseeing Daniel was hesitant fearing that Daniel would look in poorer health
or malnourished if he allowed him to follow these dietary laws and in turn
anger the king. However, God caused the official to show Daniel favor and after
testing him for ten days Danel 1:15 says:
.Pastor
Scott Burr
http://faithandworshipseries.blogspot.com/
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