When God wants His work to be done, He turns to His children. Jesus said, “Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven” (Matt. 5:16). Most of us love praise. We display our trophies, blue ribbons, and awards on the wall. We love the applause of an audience. Nothing wrong with that. But as long as you realize that what they are applauding is what God did through you and not of your own self and take those accolades and trophies and merits and in your prayer room and present them to God and say thank you Lord and these belong to you, thank you Father.
In the same way, Daniel did not look for personal recognition, although he was intelligent, perceptive, strong, and sensitive. His book reveals much of his character, but the theme is not his greatness; rather, it is that “the Most High is sovereign over the kingdoms of men and gives them to anyone he wishes” (Dan. 4:25). The book of Daniel has a high and lofty view of the sovereignty of God. The theme is: there is a God in heaven. The book repeats that He is the great God, He is the God of gods, the King of heaven. When we understand that prevailing theme, we are able to understand how God may use some people for His purposes, even when they are not His own children. For instance, we read in Daniel 1:1–2: “In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. And the Lord delivered Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand.” Nebuchadnezzar thought he captured the city. The Babylonian Daily News probably headlined, NEBUCHADNEZZAR CONQUERS KING OF JUDAH. No, he didn’t. God gave him that victory. When Daniel interpreted Nebuchadnezzar’s dream, he said, “You, O king, are the kings of kings. The God of heaven has given you dominion and power and might and glory” (Dan. 2:37). How did Nebuchadnezzar—a wicked, despotic king—come to the throne of Babylon? It is simple. The God of heaven gave it to him. Later, Daniel was speaking to Belshazzar and said, “O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness and glory and splendor” (Dan. 5:18). Sometimes God uses even the worst of men to carry out His will. Later we will meet Cyrus, king of Persia, another corrupt man who was also a tool of God’s (see also Isa. 44:28).
Daniel praised the God of heaven and said: “Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his. He changes times and seasons; he sets up kings and deposes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.” (Dan. 2:19–21) This book is being written during an election year in the United States. Many people will work hard to see that their candidate is elected to a local, state, or national office. If he or she is elected, they may have a victory celebration and shout, “We did it! We won!” They didn’t win. God put that person in office. I don’t always understand how God does it, but I know that He rules in the halls of government today, just as He has done in the past and will do in the future. What Daniel will teach us, if we allow him, is that the kingdoms of this world are passing away and the kingdom of heaven is coming to pass. As I see this old world reeling and rocking on its axis, I am more motivated than ever to proclaim what God has prophesied, especially through His prophet, Daniel. Christians should be the calmest people on earth. We have no right to run around this world in frenzied activity, staying up and walking the floor at night, wondering what is going to happen. God in heaven rules the kingdoms of men.
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