Source: BetterMan.org Devotional
“…And Daniel went in and requested the king to appoint him a time, that he might show the interpretation to the king…” — Daniel 2:14–23
Daniel responds differently than Babylon’s sages. He does not panic, posture, or perform. He asks for time—not to strategize, but to pray. This is not delay; it is dependence. Daniel understands that clarity is not something you manufacture under pressure; it is something you receive from God.
The mystery is revealed not through brilliance, but through humility. Daniel does not separate prayer from action or faith from responsibility. He gathers brothers. He seeks mercy. He asks God to do what only God can do. And when the answer comes, Daniel does not rush to the king. He stops to worship. Why? Because praise precedes promotion. Gratitude anchors him before influence ever touches his hands.
This is a critical pattern: God entrusts revelation to those who will give Him credit. Daniel understands that insight is not possession, it is stewardship.
When pressure rises, do you rush to strategy or to prayer? Daniel did not assume clarity would come from effort alone. He gathered others and sought mercy. Revelation came not from isolation, but from dependence.
The BFC Field Test (Mark's Perspective)
Guilty as charged! I have always set my mind to seeking the answers to challenges and problems first. I am learning if I present it to the Lord first, I spend alot less time coming up with the answer. The answers come more quickly and they are answers you can trust.
At Brothers for Christ, there are so many challenges trying to help our brothers and sisters in Uganda because of distance and culture mainly. Again recently I have put the problem-challenge to the Lord God first and been delivered a vison and answer!
Reflection & Action
Pause before reacting today. Bring one pressing decision to God in prayer with others before acting on it alone.