Daniel was Measurably Better...are You?

 

Daily Reading:  Daniel 1:17 – 21

“And in all manners of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.”

                                                            Daniel 1:20

               The book of Daniel opens with Daniel controlling the controllables in his life.  With so much out of his hands, he and his three friends determined that they would not eat the king’s meat or drink the king’s drink. It was the one area where they could plant their flag! This was a pattern, a habit, that these committed men repeated throughout their lives. 

Taking a stand builds muscle memory as that exercise is repeated in life. However, make no mistake, the opposite is also true.  When men choose to not stand, we also strengthen that muscle. Choices matter!

God honored these faithful souls by giving them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom (Daniel 1:17).  The effects were measurable.  They were ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers in the kingdom where they were now enslaved.

  In our lives today, God also offers us wisdom.  Proverbs 2:6 says, “For the Lord giveth wisdom.” However, it is up to us to get it according to Proverbs 16:16 and then apply it according to Colossians 4:5-6. The Bible is the ultimate source of wisdom in every aspect of our lives.  When we choose to get the wisdom of God’s Word and then apply it in our lives, we will be considered fools by the world (I Corinthians 3:18), but the difference it will make in your life will be measurable, just like it was when Daniel and his friends planted their flag. Plant your flag on the wisdom of God’s Word in your life!