verses read: Daniel 1:8-21, Proverbs 10:27
prayer: 5 minutes
This is where Daniel tells his overseers to give him vegetables instead of choice foods. Reason is he doesn't want to defile himself with foods that were sacrificed to idols. But, neither does he want to anger the king. So he offers an alternative suggestion; and today this is what we call the Daniel fast. The passage ends with Daniel and his 3 other friends being chosen to be advisors to the king; and they were so till the reign of King Cyrus. You cannot tell by reading the Bible how long that actually was and I think many would think Daniel was a young man when he was thrown into the lions den and all, and really cannot imagine him as an old man. But the truth is that King Cyrus' reign took place almost 70 years after Nebuchadnezzar! Daniel lived to see the return of the exiles to Jerusalem, but he himself never saw his homeland again; at least that is what is known from tradition.
I really wonder what today has in store for me. Once again, my heart is feeling troubled. Laid yet another brick yesterday; not good. God sure has a way of telling you that His plan is supreme, you cannot try take another way out without first going through Him. It is a journey of deep self-discovery; and I realise that my plans are not that different from God's. But, its in the journey to the end goal that is different. I have to address the root of the problem; been only scratching the surface. That is what needs to change before God will reveal His will.
The fear of the LORD adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short. - Proverbs 10:27
