June 14, 2023
Passage Read: Ezekiel 48 - Daniel 3
Meditation Verse: Daniel 2:30
Thought
Daniel is trying to match Moses for title of most humble man on earth! Daniel understood that he was no great wise man, but merely a servant of the Lord and of the king. He was given the dream and its interpretation by God, because God wanted to reveal these things to Nebuchadnezzar. Daniel benefited from being selected by God as His messenger, but Daniel didn't forget that he was just a messenger. He didn't let God's choosing to use him in this amazing way inflate his ego. What a powerful lesson.
Application
I too am just a messenger. A slave every bit as much as Daniel was. There is nothing in me that makes me any more special or valuable than any other person. If the Lord chooses to use me to help others or do even greater things, it is because of the Lord and not me. It is because the Lord has found me faithful and obedient and reliable. So if I want to be used for better things, then I need to prove myself more faithful, more obedient and more reliable than ever before. I need to be more the slave of others than before.