Henry's Weekly - Partnerships that Matter

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There is hope

God’s mercy is so extreme that even after driving Nebuchadnezzar off the throne to live with the animals, God preserved his kingdom for him. For seven years he put him low so that he could exalt him after changing him for the best. Interestingly, when God restored him to the kingdom, he restored all his respect and glory to him. Nebuchadnezzar testifies saying, “At the same time mine understanding returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent greatness was added unto me” (Daniel 4:36). Hence, we learn that when God takes you through a “humbling process”, it is not meant to destroy you but to place you where you belong – at his feet. And when the process is over, no matter what happened, he restores your respect, dignity, authority, and power, and in most cases it comes with promotion. If they sought a king who ate grass and lived in the open fields for seven years, with hair like eagle’s feathers and nails like bird’s claws (Daniel 4:33), then God can surely restore anyone to glory.

“For there is hope for a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that its shoots will not cease.” – Job 14:7

Keep the focus on God's positioning

When we seek God and He does mighty things by us (or through us), there is always assurance of promotion because of the favor that comes with the manifestation of His glory. However, like Daniel did, we need to keep our focus on where God wants us, instead of where people would like to place us. We need to be very careful not to eat anything simply because there is plenty. After Daniel interpreted the dream, the king was so impressed and gave Daniel power over the entire kingdom but Daniel knew that his assignment was to stay at the palace. Hence, he asked the king to allow him delegate his friends over the other affairs of the province (Daniel 2:48-49), so that he could stay in his right position. Opportunities and privileges can arise and “blessings” can overwhelm you but that does not mean that they are all necessarily meant for you. God can place some opportunities at your hands so that you can distribute them to others. Hence, even when opportunities come you need to know whether you are a distributor or the direct beneficiary. No matter how good your performance is, when you tread on a ground not meant for you, you place yourself in danger. However, when you stay at your post, the perfect plans of God will be fulfilled in your life without any hustle.

Henry's Weekly - Go God's Way

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Daniel and Friends

Daniel and his friends were already true servants and worshipers unto God even before they went into captivity. They did not see themselves as too high though they had all the following attributes:

·         Well favoured

·         Skillful in all wisdom

·         Cunning in knowledge

·         Understanding Science

These four young men are the ones who qualified when the king sought people for such characteristics (Daniel 1:3-4). Later on the Bible says, “God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams” (Daniel 1:17), and in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm” (Daniel 1:20).

No matter how experienced, talented and skilled, there is no one greater than the creator who grants all good things to men. We need to revere Him and always place our best at His feet, even for His service. He’ll then exalt us before men in due time.

Something interesting about these young men is that they refused to eat the “fattening recipe” yet at the end of ten days of surviving on their “fasting recipe” the Bible says “their countenances appeared fairer and fatter than all the children which did eat the portion of the king’s meat” (Daniel 1:15).

When the glory of God is upon you, you’ll look greater and better than you think! Those who fast genuinely seeking the Lord do not lose weight in vain but in gain.