Waiting On Wisdom

In the chapter 2 of Daniel we can read about King Nebuchadnezzar.  Specifically we find that he had an alarming dream one night and the next morning he called for all of the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers and astrologers to come and interpret his dream for him.  The king not only wanted an interpretation of his dream but he wanted someone to tell him his dream.  The astrologers tried to trick the king into telling them his dream and then they would explain it to him, but that wasn't good enough for Nebuchadnezzer,  he insisted that they must already know the dream without his explanation.  As the astrologers continued to trick him he became angry with them.  He was so disturbed about his dream that he insisted that someone must be able to tell him what he dreamed and what his dream meant.  As the powerful king became inpatient, and angry at the tricksters, he sent out orders that all the wise men of Babylon were to be executed.

Daniel went at one to see the king and requested more time so he could tell the king what the dream meant.

Then daniel went home and told his friends, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah what had happened.  He urged them to ask the God of heaven to show them his mercy by telling them the secret, so they would not be executed along with the other wise men of Babylon.  

Daniel 2:16-18

Daniel was so full of faith he knew that God would reveal the king's dream to him so that his life could be spared.  In fact, he was so confident in God, he also told his friends to seek this wisdom.  When you are faced with something that seems absolutely impossible do you immediately seek God's wisdom in the matter?  Do you have faith in God to give you the answers you need to save your life?  Some of us are there.  Some of us do count on God for our wisdom, we are patient with Him to reveal answers to us and we can trust that He will speak to us in His perfect time.  Others have a hard time believing God can truly help and when put into a situation, such as Daniel, they will take matters into their own hands.  In desperation some would make up a dream and pray it was the right dream, some would run away while others might just begin worrying about the trouble that was coming and be frozen in their tracks.  Not Daniel.  Even a task such as his, knowing the king's dream and being able to tell him what it meant, that was not enough to scare him into parlalyzing fear.  Daniel did not skip a beat but asked for more time to deliver the king's request.  He went home and right away began praying for wisdom.  He also loved his friends enough to include them.  He wanted them to live and pleaded with them to seek God's wisdom, as well.

Daniel was patient and confident that God would help him in his need.  How many of us are that patient, knowing if we didn't have the answers by the next morning we would die?  I'm afraid I would immediately get so scared that I wouldn't be able to move, let alone wait patiently on God to give me answers.  Daniel hung on to his faith and he believed.  That is really what we all could say we wanted in life.  We want to stick by God through any situation and trust in Him to save us and help us through.  Yet when things get hard and they threaten our lives or the lives of those we love we tend to want to find fixes of our own.  But looking at the impossibility of something, like knowing the king's dream, is just something we have to wait on God for.  Waiting on wisdom to lead us through unknown territory is the only way we can successfully make it through difficult times.

That night the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision.  Then Daniel praised the God of heaven,

Daniel 2:19

Whatever wisdom you seek, give God more time to reveal it to you.  Don't give up or ignore Him just because you have a deadline or if what you are seeking is impossible.  Stay true to God and His ability to give you exactly what you need when you need it.  Trust Him to give you all the wisdom you could ever need to live this beautiful life on earth.