The Lord spoke to me about this month through the life of Daniel in Daniel chapter 5. On the demise of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, his son Belshazzar ascended the throne as king in Babylon, but the son did not learn from the encounter his father had with the God of Israel and went about to desecrate the items they confiscated from the Temple in Jerusalem when they ran down the city. While he was at it, the judgment of the Lord fell on him in form of handwriting on the wall. The situation they were in was that the hand wrote in unknown tongues to them and they needed someone to interpret it because the wisdom required for the interpretation was beyond the reach of all the magicians and astrologers in Babylon. It was also beyond the reach of the wise men recognized as such by king Belshazzar.
In the midst of all these confusion came the queen mother and told the king:
“There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation.” Dan.5:11-12
From this text of scripture it is clear that Daniel’s relevance in Babylon was sustained by the light and understanding and wisdom upon him because of the anointing of the Holy Spirit that was upon him. Even though the king tried to forget his existence in Babylon, he was compelled to recognize him when a problem arose that only Daniel could provide a solution to.
This was the same grace upon Joseph that caused him to be moved from the prison and lifted to the second place in Egypt; the world’s leading economy of his time.
The benefits of receiving this grace cannot be overemphasized. Light and understanding makes you relevant as you are distinguished by it as a solution provider where all other attempts fail.
Those who are enlightened in any area, lead in that area. The sons of Issachar were said to be in charge of their brethren because they had understanding of the times and knew what Israel ought to do. For a leader, momentum is indispensable and the fuel for momentum is light and understanding. The bible says that kings reign by wisdom; thus any king who lacks wisdom cannot be said to be reigning; he could best be described as a figure head and a curse on his people.
More could be said on the benefits of light and understanding but for space here, let me round this off by saying that everyone who is filled with the Holy Spirit has a potential of drawing on the light and understanding and wisdom that only God can give. This sets you apart from others in your field of endeavor and where their knowledge ends, yours would just be starting. In the days we are in, we need this virtue more than ever, but for us to manifest it; we cannot compromise godly standards of living. Daniel’s secret was his purity and devotion to God; this same virtue applied to Joseph, the Apostle Paul and all the other people who accomplished great things for God.
This month, we are going to be exploring the blessedness of godly wisdom to enable us see what it means; the benefits of walking in it and how we can operate this great virtue so that our much needed change can happen.
If you are reading this article and you are not yet born again, you can do so now by saying the sinner’s prayer below. This will enlist you into God’s family and grant you access to light and understanding otherwise, you will remain in perpetual darkness and confusion like the astrologers and magicians who could not provide the much needed solution.
Heavenly father,
Have mercy on me a sinner. I repent of my sin and receive the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on Calvary’s cross for my salvation. I believe He died for me and on the third day, you raised Him from the dead for my salvation. From today, I receive Him as the Saviour and Lord of my Life.
Thank you father for forgiving me. Thank you for writing my name in the book of life with the blood of Jesus. I pledge allegiance to the Lord Jesus Christ from this day forever in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen!!!
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