PROVIDING GODLY COUNSEL

PROVIDING GODLY COUNSEL
 
O King Nebuchadnezzar, please listen to me. Stop sinning and do what is right. Break from your wicked past by being merciful to the poor. Perhaps then you will continue to prosper.
 
Daniel 4:27
 
Daniel found himself standing before the most powerful man in Babylon and King Nebuchadnezzar was waiting on a response. Daniel could have told the king anything. No one else had been able to interpret the king’s dream. He could have come up with a tale which would have tickled the king’s ears.
 
Daniel did not take the easy way out. He was a messenger of the Most High God. His ability to interpret dreams was given by God. Daniel gave the king godly counsel.
 
When you are given the opportunity to counsel, do you say what your friends and associates want to hear or do you call on the wisdom of scripture and the guidance of the Holy Spirit for a response? I pray your path is like Daniel. I pray you have the conviction to speak truth. I pray you will be bold, strong and filled with God’s Spirit so His words will flow from your lips.
 
Prayer Request: Central MS Kairos #13 for Men begins this evening. Please pray for the prison inmates who will participate in this weekend and for the team who will be God’s messengers to them. May we have the conviction of Daniel.