God Can Change Everything in Your Life In a Moment
Daniel 2.46-49
Daniel and the others were doomed. In a few hours they were going to be executed. They were being asked to do the impossible.
Things that were going well now they went south. They had been chosen from the exile to serve before Nebuchadnezzar. Now the king is asking something totally unreasonable and completely impossible... with man.
Remember what is impossible with man, Jesus said, “is possible with God.” All things are possible to him who believes.
It wasn’t fair! These young men had been carried off to Babylon for the sins of their fathers. They had been chosen for service in the king’s court and now he is turning against them and the other wise men and ordering they all be killed. They had purposed in their hearts not defile themselves. They had kept themselves pure and now they are going to die because King Nebuchadnezzar is angry. Why?!
We lean on our own understanding far more than we realize. Every worry, every care comes under this umbrella How many times I have fretted only to find out God was at work in things I was powerless to do anything about!
1. God gave the king this dream.
It was a view of world history and world kingdoms.
It showed how after the four kingdoms had their time the Kingdom of God would emerge.
Think with me about God’s Everlasting kingdom.
Paul said two things:
not a matter of talk II Corinthians 4.20 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.
not a matter of eating and drinking Romans 14.17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit
All over the world today God’s Kingdom is at work.
2. Daniel and his friends lives were in danger.
God sometimes allows us to be severely tested. The dream set this off.
They were being sought out to be executed.
They had not done anything to bring this on.
There are times when we have obeyed the LORD, kept ourselves pure and war breaks out against us. We cannot stop these things from happening.
We see here.
God allows it.
He doesn’t always stop it immediately. Things can get worse. Doesn’t that encourage you? Sometimes He takes us out of the storm but more often He keeps us through it.
Don’t try and figure out the difficulties in your life is you have been faithful. They will come. Just continue to be faithful and trust in Him.
Daniel didn’t defend himself. He had a case but instead he sought the LORD.
Two of the times in the Paul, the Apostle’s life when he was going through the fire...
* He felt the sentence of death in his heart (II Corinthians 1.9) Indeed, in our hearts we felt the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead.
Amazing how these horrific trials produce in us a dependency upon God. One of the reasons Daniel, Joseph and David suffered so much at a young age could have been to assure this very thing- that they would cry out to God. This could be the purpose of your present trials. With all that the LORD was doing or going to do in these young men’s lives it would have been easy for pride to come in, manifesting itself as self dependency.
Daniel cried out to God. (2.14-18) That is a good thing that usually doesn’t happen until we are in a situation that makes us do it.
* He was abandoned by everyone. II Timothy
1.15 You know that everyone in the province of Asia has deserted me
4.16 At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them. 17 But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength...
Until we face a degree of loneliness, we won’t know how precious fellowship and having Jesus standing with us can be. Most of the Psalms that comfort our hearts were written during David’s pre-king days. These were times when it was just him and the LORD. There he found that when he is alone and he was by himself, the LORD came and comforted his soul.
He listens to our prayers.
Daniel prayed and God answered the impossible God did what no one on earth could do. How we need to remember what he told Nebuchadnezzar, “But there is a God in heaven ” and...
3. Our God Reigns
There is a God in Heaven and He reigns from there
There is a God in Heaven and He cares about His People.
There is a God in Heaven and He can turn things around in your life in a moment if He wills.
Many times we are tested ad we don’t know why
Things turn against us and to God we must cry
Searching for the reasons why we suffer are for us to do
Just trust in the Master. He has promised to bring you through.
Many times He brings us through the storm and not out of them,
But each time He gives us grace and mercy as we look to Him.
So if you today are suffering for things you did not do,
Be of good cheer, Jesus knows just what you are going through.
He died for sins of others so that they may go free
He never became bitter over man’s inhumanity
So keep your eyes on the Master. He’ll fill your heart with a song
He has promised to be with us always until the day we’re home.
Things turn against us and to God we must cry
Searching for the reasons why we suffer are for us to do
Just trust in the Master. He has promised to bring you through.
Many times He brings us through the storm and not out of them,
But each time He gives us grace and mercy as we look to Him.
So if you today are suffering for things you did not do,
Be of good cheer, Jesus knows just what you are going through.
He died for sins of others so that they may go free
He never became bitter over man’s inhumanity
So keep your eyes on the Master. He’ll fill your heart with a song
He has promised to be with us always until the day we’re home.
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