Scripture:
Psalm 92:12-15; Daniel 4:4-8
Thu, 11 May 2023

The Place of Your Flourishing

Observation:

What significant observations can you make about “flourishing” in the two
passages?

Deeper Reflection
Like Nebuchadnezzar, when we are “at ease”, we can easily forget God in our “flourishing” (Dan 4:4). When Nebuchadnezzar mentioned “Daniel”, he added “whose name is Belteshazzar according to the name of my god” (Dan 4:8). At the point when Daniel interpreted his dream, Nebuchadnezzar looked at Daniel in terms of “the name of my god”. When Daniel interpreted his dream the second time, Nebuchadnezzar did not see “the God of heaven who reveals mysteries” as he did and acknowledged before (Dan 2:28, 47), but only his god. Do we see God in our “flourishing”, or “my god” – I, me and myself – who has accomplished the “flourishing”?There is nothing wrong with “flourishing in my palace” like Nebuchadnezzar. But there is a place where we are to flourish and when we flourish in that place, we will not forget God in our “flourishing in my palace”. The Psalmist in Psalm 92 tells us: “The righteous man will flourish like a palm tree…will flourish in the courts of our God” (vv.12-13). Flourishing in the presence of God! We “flourish” in God’s presence because we are “planted in the house of the LORD” (v.13). Being “planted” in God’s presence is being rooted deeply and firmly in our relationship with God, walking with Him continually. Then, we “will grow like a cedar in Lebanon” (v.12). Cedar provides the finest wood for building the temple of God (1 Kin 5:2-6). In the long arduous discipleship journey, we keep growing and growing, and “will still yield fruit in old age”, and be “full of sap and very green” (v.14).
Application:

How do I want to flourish in my life?

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 Outreach/Missions/New Life leaders: To flourish in knowing God
  • Pray for significant people
  • Pray for those in need
  • Pray for self
 

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Daily Devo
Daily Devotional Journal
Scripture:
Daniel 6:1-10
Wed, 7 June 2023

Consistent Daily Devotion to God

Observation:

What does verse 10 tell us about Daniel?

Deeper Reflection
For Daniel’s distinguishing competency and character, and commitment to ensuring that the king suffered no loss in his empire, Darius “planned to appoint” him “over the entire kingdom” (v.3). But out of jealousy, Daniel’s fellow-commissioners and the satraps attempted to accuse him of “negligence or corruption” in “government affairs” (v.4a). They could find nothing, because Daniel was “faithful” (v.4b). So, they planned to make accusation against him “with regard to the law of his God” (v.5). And they maliciously instigated Darius to establish a law that “anyone who makes a petition to any god or man” besides the king “for thirty days, shall be cast into the lion’s den” (vv.6-9).Then, “when Daniel knew that the document was signed…he continued kneeling on his knees three times a day, praying and giving thanks before his God, as he had been doing previously” (v.10). This was Daniel’s spiritual discipline with a structure of regular “three times a day”. He kept it daily. We can say that Daniel never missed his quiet time. The most important words in the verse may be “when Daniel knew that the document was signed”. They indicate the context of Daniel’s spiritual discipline: A discipleship challenge where his life was at stake. Daniel’s spiritual discipline was no mere religious ritual and routine. He could have skipped his quiet time “for thirty days” and be safe. He didn’t. Daniel’s spiritual discipline manifested his consistent daily devotion to “his God”: “he continued…three times a day…as he had been doing previously.” At the heart of this spiritual discipline was Daniel’s relationship and fellowship with “his God”.
Application:

How can I cultivate a consistent daily devotion to 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 leaders
  • Pray for significant people
  • Pray for the Generations: That young people will seek to be devoted to God consistently
  • Pray for self
 

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