Verses: Daniel 10 : 1 - 21
My thoughts about the
verses:
Let us take a look at
this chapter from a much broader sense.
True it was written about the conflict between the Persian king and his
attitude toward God. The conflict is far
more reaching than the conflict between this man and God. Any leader that is spreading things against
God is in conflict with the Holy One.
We have seen this
throughout history. A leader gains power
and then lets it go to their head. They think
that they do not need God in their life.
Even though they are struggling in life it doesn’t matter. They assume that their problems actually stem
from other outside issues instead of recognizing it comes from their own
behavior.
This doesn’t just apply
to governmental leaders. It also applies
to business, clubs, schools and churches.
Any organization that has a leader that goes against the will of God
will have struggles. They will find that
for every step they take forward they will take two steps backward. Their leadership will not be blessed. You can look around and see all kind of
organizations that start to fail because the leadership does not walk within
the boundaries of God’s will. They wage
war against what they could do to help humankind through God. Instead they put their interest first and
fight an uphill battle.
I recently watched a
documentary about genocide. It examined the
destruction of societies by other societies.
It amazed me how people have used religion to justify the annihilation
of people. Genocide is isn’t a thing of
the past. It exists today. The thing that I thought was amazing is that
the leaders wanted more land and power.
They wanted the land and it didn’t matter who was there. They had to be destroyed so the leader could
have more power and land. The problem
was that people saw others as less than them.
I have talked a lot
about ISIS lately but I really feel that they fit into this situation. Their leaders want power. They think that other groups are less than
them. They feel that they are truly living the will of God. They believe that God is leading into the
battle to rid the world of people that are different than they are. Is this what God really wants? Have they not gone outside the line when it
comes to God?
They are not the only
religious group that has stepped out of the will of God. Think on this a moment. The crusades were a series of campaigns to reconquer
the Holy Lands. Many Jews and Muslims
were killed in the name of Religion. The
powers believed that it was okay to go in and destroy people who did not believe
their way.
It is no wonder that
religious wars continue throughout the world.
People say that they are living the will of God. Yet, what they are missing is that God is
love. God does not want believers
fighting each other. Instead, they want
the leaders of religion to show love to others.
Through showing love we are able to reach a much bigger congregation and
people will be set free.
Yet, leaders of all
types fall into the greed of the day instead of working for the power that
their hearts desire. Their goal may
start with pure thought. Yet, there
comes a day that they step out of bounds.
This applies to any organization that moves away from the power and love
of God. Once you step outside that
boundary there is only one way to fix it and that is through God. God will fix things in God’s own time. An organization may have to fail before
people see that they drove it to the ground instead of turning over to God.
Yet, if the
organization, country, school, club or church has faithful members it will
arise out of the ashes like the Phoenix.
God will restore it to a magnificent organization. The fact is that As long as there are
faithful people in this world God will ensure them a safe place to live.
We have to understand in
the time of Daniel the Jewish community was in exile. They had been taking from their land and
forced into assimilation. Daniel had
faced times of great struggle when he stood up against rulers that wanted him
to give up his religious beliefs. In
this moment, Daniel was promised that things would change. He was being promised that God would handle
the way that the Persian King was acting.
Daniel just needed to live the way he was. He needed to continue to worship and praise
God knowing that his faithfulness was pleasing in the eyes of God.
What does this mean to
us today? We have to worship God no
matter what obstacles come in our way.
We must not follow any other leader than God. We must follow God and accept all that God
wants for our lives. We need to understand
that we may go through very hard times.
Yet, it doesn’t matter what we go through as long as we are faithful to
God our life will be blessed. We must
also remember that God will deal with those that fall outside the will of
God.
We as a people must
continue to pray for these leaders and praise God when the organization returns
back to its purpose and allows God to rule freely. It is then and only then that we who are
faithful can come out of the shadows and emerge victorious in God’s name. W muse always remember that God will deal
with the leaders and ourselves if we stray.
So be faithful God no matter the circumstance and feel the anointing
blessings that will fill your life.
Prayer:
O Holy God we praise you
for your love. We thank you for never
leaving us. We worship you for your are
worthy of our praise. Help us to always
stay focused on us. Help us when we are
faced with leaders who are leading us away from you. We ask for your inner peace to fill our
life. Help us to always remember that
our faithfulness to you will lead us to your blessings. In the name of the Victor of Life we
pray. Amen
Questions:
Have you turned your life over to God? Are you following God instead of others? Are you being faithful to God no matter the
obstacles that come in your life?
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