Following Signs

“Daniel replied, ‘No wise man, enchanter, magician or diviner can explain to the king the mystery he has asked about, but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries.’” Daniel 2:27

We have all had them and have all attempted to interpret them – dreams. We have laid awake in the darkness of the night panicked, anxious and begging for the light of day to appear. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon was no different. He had such a disturbing dream that when none of his appointed men in his kingdom could interpret the dream he commanded the death of all of them. Daniel, our dear man of God, prayed to the Father to obtain this knowledge. He knew that only through God’s supernatural intervention could Daniel and his friends be used as instruments of interpretation.

God appeared to the king in a dream knowing the importance the king placed on dreams in predicting the future. Back in his days it was believed that the many gods of Babylon appeared in dreams for future fulfillment. God knew exactly how to get the king’s attention and knew the exact man for the job for carrying out His message. Not only did Daniel recall the dream and interpret its meaning, but he prefaced the interpretation with the truth that no man can accomplish this command. He gave full credit to the One God in heaven who reveals all mysteries.

Giving God the glory upfront no matter who we are speaking to is essential in showing God our heart and love for Him. It is the desire of our Father to claim us as His children before God so we must claim Him as our Father before man. (“Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven.” Matthew 10:32-33.)

As we stand before man in all circumstances are we simply trying to achieve our own agenda or are we trying to find ways to acknowledge our Maker? As we go through our day let us replace the word ‘I’ with the beautiful name of ‘God".