In Daniel 2, we are told the story of King Nebuchadnezzar, who had a very troubling dream. When he awoke he couldn’t remember the dream, so he asked his wise men to tell him the dream and its meaning. Of course, the wise men couldn’t do that, so King Nebuchadnezzar declared he would have them all killed. When Daniel, one of the wise men, heard the king’s declaration, he called a prayer meeting with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
Daniel 2:19-23 Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven. Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his: And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding: He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him. I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king’s matter.
God showed Daniel the dream and the interpretation of the dream. Then Daniel was brought before the king.
Daniel 2:26 The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof? Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king; But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these; . . .
Isn’t there comfort in knowing we can serve the God that knows all the secrets of our lives? The secrets I am thinking about are those things of tomorrow, you know, the questions we have. What will happen if. . . What will I do if . . . How can I if. . . We all have these kinds of questions and fears, but we can know the God who knows all the answers. He doesn’t reveal to us the secrets or shine a big flashlight on our dark path so we can see days in the future. He asks us to place our hand in His and walk with Him.
I remember a night; driving in an unfamiliar city going I forget where, It was dark; the street lights few and I couldn’t read the street signs. I don’t have a GPS system, but somehow I had one in the car I was driving (excuse my poor memory). I entered in my destination and keeping one eye on the GPS and the other on the road; I arrived safely.
God is like a super duper GPS. He already has our lives programed for heaven. Our job is not to second guess the system, but to one eye on the Word of God and the other on our goal and trust in the Almighty who has gone the way before us.
Will doubts and fears and questions come? Yes, they will. Then we must determine to continue to trust, no matter what we see or don’t see. We can pray as the father of a young child did:
And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming. And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child.
And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us. Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. Mark 9:20-24
Christ didn’t berate, condemn, or ridicule the father for his honest prayer, but Christ healed the child and returned the child to the father, whole.
We can trust the God that revealeth secrets.
Thoughts of Grace 