Real Faith Always wins.
Daniel 2:1-30
all the so called wise men of Babylon had one thing in common,
none of them had any real faith in their pagan gods.
None that is but 4 Hebrew boys
1. Unfounded Fear vs1
The greatest king of that time is afraid of a dream
afraid of something that isn't real.
something he doesn't even remember
Vs 5The thing is gone from me
Melissa and the alligator
don't fear 365 times . One a day. Better than vitamins
Matt 10:28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not
able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is
able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
2Tim 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of
power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Rev 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable
and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and
idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake
which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the
second death.
2. Undeniable Failure vs 2
He called all the so called wise men of his realm
vs 3 the king tells them he can't remember the dream
then all these wise men tell the king, we can't do it
vs 4, 7, 10. there is no man that can
Dan 2:11 And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there
is none other that can shew it before the king,
except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
Out of their own mouths. They condemn themselves
Dan 2:27 Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said,
The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise
men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew
unto the king; 28 But there is a God in heaven
3. Unwavering Faith vs 16
notice what he says and the way he says it.
What would his punishment had been if he not only failed
but lied to the king?
The king has already accused them of trying to buy some time
so they can come up with a way to weasel their way out of
their failure to do as the king has requested
real faith always wins
Heb 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he
that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he
is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Prov 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto
thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge
him, and he shall direct thy paths.
James 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that
giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall
be given him. 6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering.
For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with
the wind and tossed. 7 For let not that man think that he
shall receive any thing of the Lord. 8 A double minded man
is unstable in all his ways
A famous art collector is walking through the city when he
notices a mangy cat lapping milk from a saucer in the
doorway of a store. He does a double take.
He knows that the saucer is extremely old and very valuable,
so he walks casually into the store and offers to buy
the cat for two dollars.
The storeowner replies, "I’m sorry, but the cat isn’t for sale."
The collector says, "Please, I need a hungry cat around
the house to catch mice. I’ll pay you 20 dollars for that
cat."
And the owner says "Sold," and hands over the cat.
The collector continues, "Hey, for the twenty bucks I wonder if
you could throw in that old saucer. The cat’s used to it
and it’ll save me from having to get a dish."
The owner says, "Sorry buddy, but I've got a lot of faith in that
old saucer. There used to be a couple hundred stray cats
around here, and I always try to feed one of them out of
that bowl , So far this week I’ve sold sixty-eight cats."
