We don’t wait for the heat to decide—like Daniel, we resolve not to defile ourselves and consecrate our lives to God first. In Daniel 2 a sleepless king melts down, but Daniel answers with prudence and prayer, points the credit to God, and delivers the dream: kingdoms rise and fall, but the stone not cut by hands—Jesus—topples the statue and fills the earth. Don’t miss God by settling for what he can do for you; seek Him as a person.


Resolve first, pray hard and trust because God topples kingdoms.