IT'S NOT ABOUT ME DANIEL 2:24-30 (NIV)

IT'S NOT ABOUT ME

DANIEL 2

   (24) Then Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to execute the wise men of Babylon, and said to him, "Do not execute the wise men of Babylon.  Take me to the king, and I will interpret his dream for him."

   (25) Arioch took Daniel to the king at once and said, "I have found a man among the exiles from Judah who can tell the king what his dream means."

   (26) The king asked Daniel (also called Belteshazzar), :Are you able to tell me what I saw in my dream and interpret it?"

   (27) Daniel replied, "No wise man, enchanter, magician or diviner can explain to the king the mystery he has asked about, (28) but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries.  He has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in days to come.  Your dream and the visions that passed through your mind as you lay on your bed are these:

   (29) As you were lying there, O king, your mind turned to things to come, and the Revealer of mysteries showed you what is going to happen.  (30) As for me, this mystery has been revealed to me, not because I have greater wisdom than other living men, but so that you, O king, may know the interpretation and that you may understand what went through your mind.  (NIV)

LIFE APPLICATION STUDY BIBLE COMMENTARY

   2:24  Daniel did not use his success to promote his own self-interest.  He thought of others.  When striving to succeed or survive, remember the needs of others.

   2:27-30  Before Daniel told the king anything else, he gave credit to God, explaining that he did not know the dream through his own wisdom but only because God revealed it.  How easily we take credit for what God does through us!   This robs God of the honor that He alone deserves.  Instead we should be like Daniel and point people to God so that we give Him the glory.



MY THOUGHTS

   This is in line with my recent post on http://omaslife.blogspot.com related to the time God has given us and how we spend it.  We spend so much time pursuing things of this world and trying to convince the world about how important we are that we seldom invest our time serving others.  Nothing is about us, but everything is about God and His glory.

   Personally, I am working to earn those crowns in this life which are stored in Heaven so I can give them to my Lord and Savior.

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