There is an old Chinese proverb which says, "May you live in interesting times." Daniel certainly lived in interesting times. But it always seems to be interesting times. I went to university in the sixties and that was interesting times. Today we have suicide bombers and terrorists and this is interesting times. Charles Dickens wrote, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."
For the church of Jesus Christ it is always interesting times.
Daniel found his time in the Babylonian court to be interesting times. The king had a dream and couldn't remember it but expected that his wise men would be able to tell him the dream and the interpretation. If not, let them be hacked to pieces. It was an interesting time. Daniel found his faith in God challenged and we today find our faith in God challenged. It is interesting times.
Though the times may be interesting God is faithful. Daniel did not look at the circumstances and despaired but rather he looked to his God and found hope in interesting times.
1 comment:
it appears that the King was a cynic. he wasn't convinced that his wisemen could to anything but give the most probable answer. It also amazes me that Daniel had the nerve to ask the king for more time when he was only 16 to 18 years old after the king already said don't bother asking. i guess it shows were he put his trust. Jeremy Van Kesteren
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