22 He reveals deep and hidden things;
he knows what lies in darkness,
and light dwells with him. Daniel 2
Daniel’s earliest encounter with God was as the ‘REVEALER OF MYSTERIES’. We said last week that natural HUMAN UNDERSTANDING WILL ONLY TAKE US SO FAR. Daniel and his three friends had excelled in their learning in the courts of the Babylonian King, but God’s wisdom is far above the best of men. We also said that the CRISIS WAS GOD’S CRISIS, GOD ORCHESTRATED A CRISIS FOR HIS PURPOSES. God was about to place His sons right at the heart of a governmental system controlled by the powers of darkness. I believe God is moving in a similar way right now to break unrighteous strongholds in our world.
An new day is dawning,
A new age to come,
When the children of promise,
Shall flow together as one:
A truth long neglected,
But the time has now come,
When the children of promise,
Shall flow together as one. (An old chorus by Dave Bilbrough comes to mind)
When God made the earth and heavens in Genesis it was He who created light and darkness, yet many people believe that they can hide from God and somehow He won’t see them. God also spoke through the prophet Isaiah to declare who He was and what He does for mankind.
I am the Lord, and there is no other.
7 I form the light and create darkness,
I bring prosperity and create disaster;
I, the Lord, do all these things. Isaiah 45
In the Book of James God is also, ‘the Father of heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows’. James 1:17
God decided to give far reaching revelation in the court of Nebuchadnezzar, a powerful pagan king. Then He revealed the dream and vision the king had seen to Daniel and his friends. It’s interesting that Daniel used the revelation to save all the wise men of Babylon, who later conspired to destroy him. God knew this would happen but still allowed those people to be saved. He still gives the same opportunity for people today who deny Him to turn and receive mercy, but many things are being exposed, no doubt more will follow.
THIS IS A DAY OF REVEALING OF HIDDEN THINGS ON THE EARTH.
May the Lord bless and keep you today. Immanuel, God is with us.