Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, prostrate before
Daniel, and commanded that they should present an offering and incense to him.
The king answered Daniel, and said, “Truly your God is the God of gods, the
Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, since you could reveal this secret.”
Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many great gifts; and he made him
ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief administrator over all the
wise men of Babylon. Also Daniel petitioned the king, and he set Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abed-Nego over the affairs of the province of Babylon; but Daniel
sat in the gate of the king. – Daniel 2.46-49
Who would have thought that when these Jewish men came into Babylon that
their God would have ended up being a major force in the land where they were
captive. Daniel and crew quietly and simply lived their lives of reliance on
God and their lives of hard work were a testimony to their God.
God revealed the secrets of Daniel’s dream to him. No one else had been
able to do that. The combination of Daniel’s life and testimony and the
interpretation of the dream led the king to proclaim ‘your God is the God of
gods, the Lord of kings, and he reveals secrets.’ Daniel was blessed with all
kinds of gift, but they great thing here is that the true King of kings and God
of gods and Lord of lords was revealed to a pagan people. The true God was
introduced to a nation who needed Him.
Our witness probably won’t be quite so dramatic. None of us are probably
going to be called on to help the national leader with a problematic dream. But
our witness matters. Our testimony in this world will make a difference, and,
God willing, one day we may speak of Him and hears words like ‘your God is the
God of gods!’
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