S - Daniel 2:18 He urged them to ask the God of heaven to show them his mercy by telling them the secret, so they would not be executed along with the other wise men of Babylon.
O - The King had a dream and wanted the wise men to first tell him the dream and then interpret it for him so he was sure that they weren't lying to him. They obviously couldn't do this so he ordered them all killed. When the men were coming to kill Daniel and his friends, he asked for a little time to be told the dream and interpret it. This verse is Daniel talking to his three friends to ask God to show his mercy by telling them the dream.
A - If I was in this situation, I too probably would have prayed to God and asked for his revelation. However, Daniel, based on what has been described of him here and later on, fully, 100% expected God to not only answer his but to give him this wisdom and interpret the dream. Do I truly ALWAYS expect God to give me this level of wisdom and understanding? Do I truly expect Him to answer my prayer and to guide me when making a very tough decision? I think that this is the difference between Daniel and my prayers. I need to fully expect God to answer my prayers and spend a lot of time with him, as we see later on that Daniel prayed three times a day, stopping everything he was doing, in order to be with God.
P - God, I come to you today and ask for your forgiveness. I am sorry for not spending more time with you and expecting you to help me all of the time. I put my trust in you and know that you will be with me always and guide me and protect me. I thank you for that and pray that you help me to explain this same truth to my family and help them have this same reassurance. I pray that you be with me today and bless my thoughts, words, and actions.
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