There is a God in heaven

Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, "The secret which the king has demanded, the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, and the soothsayers cannot declare to the king. But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days. Your dream, and the visions of your head upon your bed, were these: As for you, O king, thoughts came to your mind while on your bed, about what would come to pass after this; and He who reveals secrets has made known to you what will be. – Daniel 2.27-29

Daniel had continued to rise in prominence in the king’s household. His life was an example and his testimony was right. God had put him in the right place at the right time and he had behaved himself the right way for the right time and right place.

The day came when the king had a dream. He called in his soothsayers and astrologers and magicians to try to figure out what the dream meant. They were clueless so the king called on Daniel.

Now, after doing right and having a proper testimony proving himself by his character, Daniel had the chance to speak of his God. ‘There is a God in heaven who can reveal secrets’ Daniel said.

I like how Daniel lived a life that backed up His words. The four men stood out for the character and their hard work. They lived lives that made a difference. When Daniel said ‘there is a God in heaven’ it wasn’t just the words of some foreign religious zealot chasing after some false god. His words had weight because God gave him the interpretation of the king’s prayer. If Daniel had not been such a testimony he never would have been in such a position to talk about his God.

Let us live the kind of lives that present us the opportunity to speak of our God, and may we do it faithfully.