And they that be wise shall shine
as the brightness of the
firmament; and they that turn
many to righteousness as the
stars for ever and ever. Daniel 12:3.
READ: Daniel 6:19-28.
19.Then the king arose very early
in the morning, and went in haste
unto the den of lions.
20.And when he came to the den,
he cried with a lamentable voice
unto Daniel: and the king spake
and said to Daniel, O Daniel,
servant of the living God, is thy
God, whom thou servest
continually, able to deliver thee
from the lions?
21.Then said Daniel unto the king,
O king, live for ever.
22.My God hath sent his angel,
and hath shut the lions' mouths,
that they have not hurt me:
forasmuch as before him
innocency was found in me; and
also before thee, O king, have I
done no hurt.
23.Then was the king exceeding
glad for him, and commanded
that they should take Daniel up
out of the den. So Daniel was
taken up out of the den, and no
manner of hurt was found upon
him, because he believed in his God.
24.And the king commanded, and
they brought those men which
had accused Daniel, and they cast
them into the den of lions, them,
their children, and their wives;
and the lions had the mastery of
them, and brake all their bones in
pieces or ever they came at the
bottom of the den.
25.Then king Darius wrote unto
all people, nations, and languages,
that dwell in all the earth; Peace
be multiplied unto you.
26.I make a decree, That in every
dominion of my kingdom men
tremble and fear before the God
of Daniel: for he is the living God,
and stedfast for ever, and his
kingdom that which shall not be
destroyed, and his dominion shall
be even unto the end.
27.He delivereth and rescueth,
and he worketh signs and
wonders in heaven and in earth,
who hath delivered Daniel from
the power of the lions.
28.So this Daniel prospered in the
reign of Darius, and in the reign
of Cyrus the Persian.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : ISAIAH 6:8-9:7 and ACTS 2:29-47
MESSAGE
A star is an outstanding figure
among his or her
contemporaries.
outshines his colleagues. One of
the ways to be a star is to be
created a star ( Genesis 1:16).
Jeremiah was created a star by
God ( Jeremiah 1:5). Another way
to become a star is to have a
parent who is a star. The day a
prince is born, he is already a star.
While some people are born a
stars, some others are made stars
by men. Better still, some others,
by use of their skills and gift and
through hard work, get
promoted to become stars.
Deuteronomy 34:9 tells of Joshua
who was made a star because
Moses laid hands on him. Daniel
achieved stardom by the use of
his gifts, skills and through hard
work ( Daniel 6:1-3 )
To shine like a star, you need God.
The Bible in Psalm 75:6-7 says
For promotion cometh neither
from the east, nor from the west,
nor from the south.But God is the
judge: he putteth down one, and
setteth up another.
You can move God to make you a
star if you seek Him and
surrender your life to Him
( Hebrews 11:6, Proverbs 8:17).
You can influence your way to
stardom if you shun iniquities
and love righteousness. The Bible
makes it clear in Hebrews 1:9:
"Thou hast loved righteousness,
and hated iniquity; therefore God,
even thy God, hath anointed thee
with the oil of gladness above thy
fellows."
Proverbs 22:6 tells of the
importance of parental training in
order for children to become
stars. In other words, parents can
make stars out of their children
through proper training-
spiritually, intellectually and
morally ( Deuteronomy 11:9). My
mother did a good job on me.
While other children were playing
outside, my mother will compel
me to stay indoors to read my
books. I am what I am today by
Gods Grace And the effort of my
mother. Children can influence
their own shining through hard
work ( Proverbs 22:29). Some
children are addicted to computer
games instead of reading their
books. There are Christain youths
who are believing God for
breakthrough without hard work.
They are just wasting their time,
because no breakthrough will
come to a lazy fellow. Also,
children must obtain the blessing
of their parents by honouring
them. I remember my mother
would pray for me thus: " when
you call one fellow, two hundred
will respond." It is now a reality in
my life; Hallelujah!
PRAYER POINT:
Father, please help me that I may
do what I need to do in order to
shine as a star from now onward.
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