Prioritize Your Faith

Three times a day Daniel got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before.  

– Daniel 6:10

As I’ve been studying TRUST and discovering how to trust God more and more, I’ve found myself looking at people in the Bible who trusted God even when they didn’t understand

what He was doing.  One person who continues to intrigue me is Daniel.

Daniel was growing up during the time when Jeremiah the prophet was trying to wake up all of God’s people who had forgotten Him.  Jeremiah was calling the people to turn back and return to God’s ways.  One way to do this was to revive the ancient custom of praying to God three times a day.

As a Jewish boy, Daniel was taught to stop whatever he was doing, morning, afternoon, and evening, and give thanks and praise to God.  The three prayers Daniel prayed were to remind him of the Fathers of the Jewish nation.  Abraham introduced the morning prayer time, having served God with kindness and love.  Isaac introduced the afternoon prayer time, having served God in reverence and fighting for justice.  Jacob introduced the evening prayer time, having served God while balancing truth and mercy.  

When Daniel knelt to pray, he would have been reminded to serve God as his fathers of faith had: with love, in awe, believing in truth, fighting for justice, and walking in mercy.  We too are children of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.  Daniel can serve as our example of faith and trust and can guide us in our afternoon prayer.

When Daniel was taken from his homeland and held captive in Babylon, he didn’t stop his habit of praying three times a day.  Despite the trouble this placed him in with his Babylonian captors, he had decided to remain true to his commitment of following God’s ways.  When we stop and pray to God at 3pm, we are waking up to God’s presence and the plans He has for us.  

Like Daniel, we can pray and listen to God during our afternoon prayer time.  Like Daniel we can prioritize God before we’re carried away into captivity and forget God.  We can!

What if prior to problems crashing into your life, you prioritize your faith in God?  Do you think you’d have more peace?  I think so.  Here’s a powerful statement to remind you to be like Daniel.

Putting Priorities in Place Prior to Problems = Greater Purpose & Peace

The Power of Giving God Thanks Will Ignite Your Faith and Change Your World!

Thank You for Being a part of the 3 O’Clock Wake Up Movement