Influential Men of the Bible: Daniel
The story of Daniel is found in the Book of Daniel.
Devotion is described as profound dedication or consecration. It is the earnest attachment to a cause or person. If you’ve ever driven behind someone who refuses to choose a lane in which to drive you understand how frustrating, and even dangerous, indecisiveness can be. I mean they waver from left to right, weaving in and out of traffic trying to get ahead. Most often their efforts prove to be a waste of time and energy because they usually end up in the same spot in the lane of traffic that they started in.
In the last book of Daniel, the fourth verse reads, “But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, until the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase” (Daniel 12:4 ESV). We can waste valuable time and energy running from advisor to advisor, seminar to seminar, website to website, trying to obtain knowledge and understanding that God will freely reveal to those who seek him in earnest devotion. Psalm 25:14 (NIV) “The LORD confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them.” There are secrets and mysteries concerning God’s will that will only be revealed to those who revere God.
The double-minded are no threat to the enemy. But when you decide to whole-heartedly seek God, you become a weapon of mass destruction for His Kingdom. You may face lions of sickness, lions of disappointment, lions of adversity, but “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the LORD will bring you today” (Exodus 14:13). May the life of Daniel inspire us all to live a life of integrity, faithfulness, and perseverance in complete devotion to God.
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