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Daniel is
praying and fasting during the reign of Cyrus, the Persian king. Keep in mind that this book started with
Daniel under the supervision of Nebuchadnezzar the Babylonian king. Daniel is progressed in age. He is likely around 70 or 80 years old in
this story.
A messenger
of God comes to Daniel. His presence doesn’t
overpower Daniel, but the message that the messenger gives certainly does. Daniel is left trembling and he fell to the
ground. The messenger helps him up.
Not,
however, that this particular message isn’t recorded. The conversation between Daniel and the messenger
after the message is completely recorded, but the actual message that Daniel
receives is not to be found.
What is to
be learned from this? The supernatural
world is easy to ignore. However, it is
a powerful world indeed. The messenger
from God drops Daniel with his voice.
The messenger explains that he himself was detained by other
supernatural forces. We ignore the supernatural
at our own peril. It is a world that is
often beyond our expertise, well beyond our understanding, and often beyond our
ability to interact. We would be wise,
like Daniel, to give this world the respect and honor it deserves.
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