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Reading the Dreams of Our Time
Daniel 5:12 'This man Daniel, whom the king called Belteshazzar, was found to have a keen mind and knowledge and understanding, and also the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles and solve difficult problems. Call for Daniel, and he will tell you what the writing means.' (NIV)
 As you read the story of Daniel, you find that there was nothing secret about his godly wisdom, even in the halls of secular power. Daniel hadn't kept his God-given abilities hidden behind a wall of religious separatism. He hadn't limited their use to the confines of his own community of faith. He wasn't a big talent inside the church, and a small fish outside. He wasn't afraid to be tested in the arena of secular affairs. He knew that God was the God of all the earth. Daniel's reputation was that he had a keen mind, knowledge [literally: 'reason, intelligence'], understanding, the ability to interpret dreams and explain riddles [lit. 'break codes, uncover enigmas'] and the ability to solve difficult problems [lit. 'unravel knots']. This is just the kind of person a king wants alongside him in the tough spots. Zambias former president Kenneth Kaunda, said: 'What a nation needs more than anything else is not a Christian ruler in the palace but a Christian prophet with earshot!' This is also the kind of person our generation needs – the man or woman who can see the present in the light of God's preferred future; who can interpret the times in which we live from the perspective of divine values and eternal truth. If you're a Christian, the same Spirit that rested so powerfully on Daniel rests on you too. Let him use your mouth to speak forth his great wisdom.
Prayer: 'Lord, help me to submit to you the way Daniel did, so that I become a mouthpiece for your understanding and wisdom. Help me not to keep my spiritual gifts simply for use within the church – the world needs them too.'
© 2003-2004 Mal Fletcher
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