但以理書 6:10
但以理知道這禁令蓋了玉璽， 就到自己家裡（他樓上的窗戶開向耶路撒冷）， 一日三次雙膝跪在他 神面前， 禱告感謝， 與素常一樣。
Daniel 6:10
Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days.
What are the things you would skip when you are short of time? We probably have to admit that to give up our daily devotion life is probably at the top of the list. Actually you may just missed a couple Thanksgiving passages in the past few days due to the BUSYNESS of your life!
Today’s scripture is about Daniel, who kept a consistent prayer life with high quality for more than 70 years while being a busy powerful person of the Medo-Persian Empire with many demands upon his time.
Daniel was framed by his enemies into a life-threatening situation where he would be thrown into the Lion’s den if he refused to compromise his daily prayer life. There were other options open to Daniel. Why not cease praying for 30 days to outwit the enemies? Why not change the custom and pray somewhere else, perhaps in secret? Why not simply pray inaudibly as doing other duties?
But Daniel chose to kneel down on his knees three times that day, to pray in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, just as was his custom since early days! Amazingly, like what he usually did, in his prayer Daniel gave Thanks! Isn't that wonderful? We all know the rest of the story. Often time, we wish we also can have a victorious life just like Daniel in this wicked generation, but are we really willing to pay the price?
Have a blessed day!
