DCLM HIGHER EVERYDAY 17 August 2022 — Daniel’s Diary
DCLM Higher Everyday 17 August 2022 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Daniel’s Diary
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TOPIC: DANIEL’S DIARY
TEXT: DANIEL 6:1-10
2And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage.
3Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.
4Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
5Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
6Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.
7All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.
8Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
9Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.
10Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
MEMORY VERSE: “Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm” (DANIEL 6:3).
MESSAGE:
A diary is a record of events, transactions, observations or feelings kept daily or at frequent intervals with discreet entries arranged by date reporting on what has happened over the course of a day or other periods.
The record of Daniel’s pious and righteous life in the Holy Bible is exceptional. His adversaries could not find any fault or establish any accusation against him; his conduct was free from any error. He was a faithful man with an excellent spirit. His life beamed forth the glory of God.
God’s power prevailed on his behalf and he escaped the devouring teeth of the ferocious lions in the den. Contrary to the expectations of his enemies, he was delivered, promoted and prospered in the land.
A dead fish floats and flows with the current, but a living fish swims against the current. Beloved, do not follow the sinful multitude; God keeps detailed records of our lives. By faith and courage, let us stand for truth and righteousness even if it means standing alone. Remember the saying, “One with God is a majority.”
QUOTE: God keeps detailed records of our lives.
CHALLENGE: He who stands with God never stands alone.
PRAYER: Help me, Lord, to live above reproach.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
