Prayed, Giving Thanks
It
pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom, with
three administrators over them, one of whom was Daniel. The satraps were made
accountable to them so that the king might not suffer loss. Now Daniel so distinguished
himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities
that the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom. At this, the
administrators and the satraps tried to find grounds for charges against Daniel
in his conduct of government affairs, but they were unable to do so. They could
find no corruption in him, because he was trustworthy and neither corrupt nor
negligent. Finally these men said, "We will never find any basis for
charges against this man Daniel unless it has something to do with the law of
his God."
So the administrators
and the satraps went as a group to the king and said: "O King Darius, live
forever! The royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers and governors
have all agreed that the king should issue an edict and enforce the decree that
anyone who prays to any god or man during the next thirty days, except to you,
O king, shall be thrown into the lions' den. Now, O king, issue the decree and
put it in writing so that it cannot be altered—in accordance with the laws of
the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed." So King Darius put the
decree in writing.
Now when Daniel
learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room
where the windows opened toward
Daniel 6:1-10
Summer
is a great season, as long as we don’t move away from our established routines
for praising and honoring God. After all, we need fixed times and places to be
with our Lord. Take the time, set it aside, and abide by that.
While
enjoying carefree days, we must not become careless about spending time with
God. Savoring spiritual sustenance is a routine for all seasons.
Those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength.
Our Daily Bread –