THE BOOK OF DANIEL

AS WE READ THROUGH THE BOOK OF DANIEL THERE ARE LIFE PRINCIPLES THROUGHOUT THAT PLAY ROLES IS OUR LIVES:

1- Trusting God means looking beyond what we can see to what God sees. When Daniel went to the King to interpret his dream, he did not use his own understand as the astrologers did. Instead, he asked for time to pray to God to see what his thoughts were. We should do the same. Read Daniel 2:16.

2- Obey God and leave all of the consequences to him. Daniel knew that he was to worship God in heaven and none other. He put his total trust in what his God commanded instead of what the King was demanding. Even though what we see in the material world as difficult or even life threatening, we should trust our God in heaven. He has it all under control. Read Daniel 3:15

3- We stand tallest and are at our strongest when we are on our knees praying. Daniel prayed 3 times a day praising God even when the King defied prayer to Daniels God and demanded prayer to himself only. Read Daniel 6:10,11

4- Listening to God is essential when walking with God. It is very important that our communication with our God in heaven is a two-way street. We must pray and praise him, but we must also listen. How is it possible for us to receive from him if we are never listening for his answer? Read Daniel 9:3

5- Our intimacy with our God, His highest priority for our lives, determines the impact of our lives. We must know our God. We must understand what he is all about. We must read and meditate on his word daily and ask for his help. We must be intimate with him so that we can fully depend upon him in times of trouble. Read Daniel 11:32

PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL SITUATIONS!