S - Daniel 1 :2 The Lord gave him victory over King Jehoiakim of Judah and permitted him to take some of the sacred objects from the Temple of God.
O - This verse says the God permitted the Babylonians to win over Judah and the people of God and take some of the sacred objects from the temple.
A - I truly believe the we will be blessed and protected by God. And the question is "Why did God permit this bad thing from happening to Judah?" I don't know the answer but it is probably a combination of two things that I need to be aware of in my life. One, the people of Judah were not always, or may times not, keeping God as their true God. They would wander away from Him and look to idols to be their God. 2 Kings 24:3-4 says "3 Surely these things happened to Judah according to the Lord’s command, in order to remove them from his presence because of the sins of Manasseh and all he had done, 4 including the shedding of innocent blood. For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the Lord was not willing to forgive." Second, God was going to use this bad thing to further His kingdom and His plan. Fast forward to the three Judeans that wouldn't bow down to the statue and were thrown into a firey furnace. Because they were in captivity they were forced to bow down and once they didn't and survived the furnace, the king of Babylon insisted that everyone acknowledge God to be the true God.
P - God, I pray that you be with me and my family today. I ask that you protect and guard us from any evil that is coming against us. You are the true and magnificent God and the only one that is worthy of praise and I want to live a life that is pure and holy and fulling your purpose. I pray that when things may not go the way that I picture or imagine they should that you would help me to understand your plan so that I can accept this and move according to what you desire. I pray for health and protection and blessing today over my family and me.
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