Appointments

Greetings!!!

Do you make appointments? What kind of appointments do you make--doctor, dentist, or hairstylist. Do you schedule time to meet a friend or to do a job interview? Are you careful to keep your appointments? Do you know the prophet Daniel kept appointments. His most precious and most costly appointments were his times with the Father.

Daniel 6 gives all the details. I will only give you a few of the verses here. To give you some background, King Darius appointed 120 men to rule throughout the kingdom. Daniel was appointed to one of three leading positions. These jealous men tried to find Daniel doing something wrong but could not. Vs. 5 "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 they set up Daniel by going to the king with a request that for thirty days it would be illegal to pray to anyone but the king. Vs. 8-11 "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put it in writing so that it cannot be altered--in accordance with the laws of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed."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 Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before. Then these men went as a group and found Daniel praying and asking God for help. So they went to the king and spoke to him about his royal decree."

How did these men know when to go catch Daniel defying the king's decree? They knew he set apart time to pray every day. If you were in a position like Daniel, would  people, jealous of your position, be able to find anything wrong in your life. If they wanted to bring a charge against your faith in God, would they find enough evidence to come up with a charge? Would they know when to catch you in the act of your service to God? You may not be able to set apart three times each day to pray, but of the 1,440 minutes in each day, can you not make a thirty minute appointment to be with the only wise God, the Creator of the universe, the lover of your soul?

The LORD bless you with realizing what truly matters... your relationship with Him.

I love you,

Ruth