Praising God for His Faithfulness
(NIV) Daniel 2:20 Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever;
wisdom and power are his.
21 He changes times and seasons;
he deposes kings and raises up others.
He gives wisdom to the wise
and knowledge to the discerning.
22 He reveals deep and hidden things;
he knows what lies in darkness,
and light dwells with him.
23 I thank and praise you, God of my ancestors:
You have given me wisdom and power,
you have made known to me what we asked of you,
you have made known to us the dream of the king.”
Do you remember the story of Daniel and how he rose to prominence in the Babylonian kingdom? Daniel was one of the young men taken captive during the Babylonian defeat of Judah, and God gave him the ability to learn the Persian culture and even to interpret dreams. Today’s scripture is the prayer Daniel lifted to God to praise Him for His faithfulness.
I wanted to point out the nature of this prayer. It is comprised exclusively of praise. King Nebuchadnezzar had given his wise men an impossible task—they were to not only interpret the king’s dream, but to tell him the dream. So, Daniel, along with his companions Shadrach, Meschach and Abednigo, prayed that God in His mercy would show them the dream and enable them to interpret it as well. God was faithful and Daniel, before he even approached the king, took the time to praise God.
How many times do we pause, not to ask God for anything, but to praise Him for everything? It is not wrong to bring our requests to God, but oh how sweet it is when we can dedicate some time to worship and thanksgiving.
May we dedicate a portion of our prayer time each day to giving our God all of the praise He deserves.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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