May the name of God be
praised forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to Him…He knows what is
in the darkness and light dwells with Him.
Daniel 2:20,22
God gave Daniel a
special gift. He was able to interpret King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream. It was an ability
that God gave to Daniel and when the time came for Daniel to use the gift he
was faithful to offer praise to God. Daniel 2:20-23 contains his expression of
praise. As part of Daniel’s praise, he offers a description of God’s wisdom and
power. Specifically, Daniel mentions that God “knows what is in the darkness.”
Certainly, this has relevance to the fact that God allowed Daniel to interpret
the king’s dream and in so doing, God enabled Daniel to “see” the meaning of
the dream that was “hidden” to others. But, beyond the immediate context,
Daniel’s description of God is accurate and encouraging. How often do we fear
what we cannot see or know? How often do we struggle to “walk by faith and not
by sight”? Sometimes life is such that we feel as though we are “in the dark”.
We can’t see the way forward and we fear what lies ahead. Here’s where Daniel’s
praise provides some practical insight. What we need most when we are in the
dark is light. Daniel reminds us that light dwells with God and so should we.
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