Re:Verse passage – Daniel 8:1-27 (day two)
Then I, Daniel, was exhausted and sick for days. Then I got up again and carried on the king’s business; but I was astounded at the vision, and there was none to explain it. v. 27
What is clear in this passage is that Daniel is unsettled by the vision he has experienced. That may be an understatement as scripture records him being sick for days, but then something happens: he gets up and goes to work. Isn’t that a profound word for us right now? Here is the prophet of the Lord who has been shaken to the core; who, by his own admission, is unsure of the meaning, and his response is to get back to work to which he has been called, trained, and appointed.
We may not know this side of heaven what all of these things happening around us today mean. We may also be very heavy-hearted as we look at the state of the world. In this we are in good company. There will come a time, however, when we are to get back to the doing of our lives. To answer the call that every believer has heard. To obey. To live.
Excellent view of us as we carry on doing what God calls each of us to do today and when life gets back to some version of normalcy!
Tks Aaron for sharing the way I’ve felt for weeks now.
To God be the Glory great things He has Planned for His Kids!
Thank you, Aaron. I need to remember this passage as I go on working at my job. Often I wonder if God really wants me there, but I’ve not been nudged to go elsewhere, so I guess if it’s good enough for Daniel, it’s good enough for me.