August 24, 2019
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, I greet and bless everyone in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. The blessed word that God has given for you today is from the book of Daniel 10:10-11, “A hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees. He said, Daniel, you are highly esteemed.”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, from the above context we understand that the hand that touched Daniel was softer and more like that of a human one. Most probably the hand of the Angel Gabriel in human form had touched him. And this caused Daniel to tremble on his hands and knees. The Angel said, “Daniel you are highly esteemed.” And when Daniel heard this, He stood up trembling. Though Daniel was not so greatly disturbed and terrified, yet he could not forbear trembling at the appearance of this angel. The Angels are employed as God’s ministering servants. The Angel said, O Daniel a man greatly beloved –a most desirable man, lovely to God and men. We hence understand through Daniel’s character that the Lord molds and models us as clay in His hands to receive His impressions.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, actually we are not fit for any great thing till we are abased and yet when we are vilest in our eyes, we are most precious in God’s sight. Similarly, when God spoke to prophet Habakkuk his body trembled. His lips quivered. At the voice, rottenness entered his bones. And he trembled within himself. This happens when we enter into communion with God. Trembling before God indicates a distance between us and the holy God. How shall we that are dust and ashes speak to the Lord of glory? Nothing is more befitting than to be assured of God’s love for us. We need to look toward God in a way of duty and then God is ready to meet us in the way of mercy. God is thus ready to hear prayer.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, Daniel a noble Jewish youth of Jerusalem was taken into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. Yet, he was true to the God of Israel. Therefore God honored him by answering his prayer. He sent his angel to touch and assure him of God’s response to his request. His life was characterized by faith, prayer, courage, consistency, and lack of compromise. He was considered as “Greatly Beloved of God”. As a result, God gave Daniel and his friends’ knowledge, skill in all literature, and wisdom. Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, Have you ever had this kind of experience in your prayer life? If you are a child of God who spends more time in prayer, God would not only reveal Himself to you but assure you of answering your prayer request. Daniel says while I was speaking in prayer, the angel Gabriel came up to me and said, “ I have now come forth to give the skill to understand.” Thus God will send his angel to answer you while you are still speaking. The Bible says, “Before they call I will answer, and while they are yet speaking I will hear.”
Prayer:
Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Dear Lord helps us to be like Daniel a man of prayer who trembled in the presence of God. Teach us to spend more time with God in prayer. Not to care for the things of this earth but to be spiritually oriented. Bless us like Daniel with wisdom and knowledge and may we be like Daniel a man of faith, who was considered Greatly Beloved. In Jesus’s name, we pray.
Amen.
