That they would desire mercies

“That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.” - Daniel 2v18

By this time Daniel and his companions had honoured God, passed the test, and were now well established in the palace, without compromising their faith. One night king Nebuchadnezzar had a dream that troubled him. He called the wise men and no one could interpret so he ordered all the execution of all of the wise men in the kingdom, including Daniel and the others.

Rather than panic Daniel did the right thing – he went straight to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah and asked them to “desire mercies of the God of heaven” concerning he dream so that he would be able to interpret it.

What did Daniel do? He had a need so he went to his companions and he asked them to pray for him. What a wonderful example he set for us! What is the best thing for us to do when we have a need or face a challenge? We do like Daniel did and ask our brothers and sisters in Christ to pray for us. Our service for God is not an isolated effort. We have a “team” behind us to support us, lets be sure that we share our needs with them.