Scripture:
Daniel 2:19-22
Fri, 10 March 2023

God of Darkness and Light

Observation:

What is your understanding of God in verse 22?

Deeper Reflection
As we walk with God faithfully, we should expect times when we will “walk in darkness, and have no light” (Isa 50:10), confused by the shocks of life and wondering what is going on and why. What we experience in such times are “the profound and hidden things” and “what is in the darkness” (v.22). The “only wise” God (Rom 16:25) is the source of these things, who “knows” what they are, and “reveals” them (v.22). And we are to trust in God that He knows what we do not know, and wait on Him to reveal to us in His time and in His way according to His wisdom. And meanwhile, we continue our journey in “the darkness” of “profound and hidden things”, but walking with “God is light” (1 Jn 1:5) – “the light that dwells in Him” (v.22), and “God is love” (1 Jn 4:8, 16). When darkness overwhelms us and the light around us becomes night, we are to know that “Even the darkness is not dark to You, and the night is as bright as the day. Darkness and light are alike to You” (Psa 139:11-12).The God who filled His temple with His glory is the God who “would dwell in thick darkness” (2 Chron 5:14-6:1). While we now have “the fuller access to God afforded by the work of Christ, there must ever be the sense of mystery associated with God. It is a feature of traditional Jewish theology to stress that from an intellectual standpoint – but not from a spiritual one – God is unknowable” 12.
12 Leslie C. Allen, 1 & 2 Chronicles, The Preacher’s Commentary (Nelson, 1987), 206
Application:

How do I respond to the “profound and hidden things” of God?

Prayer:
Write a prayer to God as your response from your meditation on and application of the Scriptures.
Prayer Pointers:
  • Give thanks and praise
  • Pray for SGI leaders: To know the God who is unfathomable
  • Pray for significant people
  • Pray for those in need
  • Pray for self
  • Pray for missions
 

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Daily Devo
Daily Devotional Journal
Sun, 31 December 2023

Sunday Journal

Past Week’s Review
  • What was my high point and my low point for the week?
  • What gave me life and what drained me?
  • How was the Spirit of God at work?
Reflect

What is one key thing that God said to me this week in light of what has happened?

Respond

What is one thing I need to do in light of what God is saying?
Commit in prayer.

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