Daniel's Response

“But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days.” Daniel 2:28

There is a Chinese/Korean saying: Your thought before going to the toilet is different from your thought after you come out of the toilet. It means when you are desperate to use the toilet you would do anything to get into the restroom. But once you are done with using the toilet, you feel relaxed, and you will think differently.

Daniel was in a similar situation, but he was consistent. The Babylonian king had a dream. In the morning he tried to remember what that dream was, but he couldn’t remember what it was. Being frustrated, he called for the wise men and asked them what the dream was. No one knew. How would anyone know your dreams? It was impossible to tell the king what the dream was and what it meant. The king was angry and started killing all the wise men.

Daniel was one of the wise men, but he was not present when the king had called for the wise men. And now his life was about to be taken away. He is in a desperate situation. He pleads for some more time. When the soldiers left, Daniel prayed. He prayed to our mighty God. God answered Daniel’s prayer and He showed the king’s dream to Daniel.

Then Daniel appears to the king. King Nebuchadnezzar asks, “Are you able to make known to me the dream which I have seen, and its interpretation?” Since Daniel now knows what the dream is, he could have taken credit to himself. After all, you might think differently when you come out of the toilet. You are not that desperate anymore. No, that is not what Daniel did. He gave all the credit to God. “But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets…”