There is a man in your kingdom

There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers; - Daniel 5.11

Belshazzar was clearly and literally shaken. He needed to know what the writing in the wall meant. He looked for an answer and finally someone said ‘wait, there is a man in your kingdom. He has the spirit of the gods in him (notice how that got corrupted from Nebuchadnezzar’s time), he has the wisdom of the gods and he shed light on things when your father was king. The king trusted him over all the magicians and soothsayers.’

I find it amazing that Daniel’s reputation was so important that he was still remembered even in Belshazzar’s pagan administration. That shows us how much impact he had. He showed how powerful his witness was.  

What would happen if people in our lives were looking for someone who knew God? Would anyone even think of us? Would our names come up?

We must live our lives in such a way than even if those around us don’t totally get it, like the folks above, there know there is something special about us. They need to know that there is something that sets us apart from the rest.

Do our lives present that kind of testimony?