*Title:* Where is your attention/focus?
*Text:* Daniel 6:13-23
Then they answered and said before the king, “Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah, does not pay any attention to you, O king, or to the injunction which you have signed, but keeps praying [to his God] three times a day.” Then, as soon as the king heard these words, he was deeply distressed [over what he had done] and set his mind on rescuing Daniel; and he struggled until the sun went down [trying to work out a way] to save him. Then, by agreement, these same men came to the king and said, “Know, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians that no injunction or statute which the king establishes may be altered or revoked.” Then the king gave a command, and Daniel was brought and thrown into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you constantly serve, rescue you Himself!” A stone was brought and laid over the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the signet rings of his nobles, so that nothing would be changed concerning Daniel. Then the king returned to his palace and spent the night fasting; and no music or entertainment was brought before him, and he remained unable to sleep. Then the king arose at dawn, at the break of day, and hurried to the den of lions. When he had come near the den, he called out to Daniel with a troubled voice. The king said to Daniel, “O Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you constantly serve, been able to rescue you from the lions?” Then Daniel spoke to the king, “O king, live forever! My God has sent His angel and has shut the mouths of the lions so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent before Him; and also before you, O king, I have committed no crime.” Then the king was greatly pleased and ordered that Daniel be taken out of the den. So Daniel was taken out of the den, and no injury whatever was found on him, because he believed in and relied on and trusted in his God.
Daniel 6:13-23 AMP
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Our Bible studies is taken from this scripture above
The title is where is your attention or focus
What do we understand or classify as attention or focus
Its the regarding of someone or something as interesting
According to online dictionary *attention* is notice taken of someone or something; the regarding of someone or something as interesting or important. while *focus* the centre of interest or activity.
Although both may seem to have different meaning but are pointing at same direction
In the Bible passage above we can see that that
Daniel was reported to the king for disobeying the rules the king passed
When he was apprehended he didn't deny the fact that he disobeyed
In the process he was thrown into the lions den as punishment for disobeying the king
This was not just an ordinary punishment or punishment that is expected to end well
Because throwing a whole human being into a lion's den you are practically sentencing them to death
You want them to be gone and forgotten because not only will the lion devour the person
You might not be able to retrieve their skeleton to even cremate and have memorial or bury to have a place to place head stone
They will be gone and forgotten just like that
But we can see that even when he was being thrown into the den not at any point did he renounce his faith in God
Not at any point did he say no I can't serve God again
Not at any point did he say guess what I am done with this God I will not carry on trusting Him
Instead His attention did not shift
His focus did not shift
He trusted God all the way
He went into the lions den with His focus on God
Do you think he wouldn't have had times where he could have back down and be like I am done
I can't face this physical torment
I can't stand this physical pain
I need to just be human
By the way I am human
And we must remember at that time they were not living with the Holy spirit in them
But he trusted God all the way
Believing that God will still be God either in death or life
He went in there
And the lion instead of making him their supper or food
They actually became his best buddy
They became his friend
His ally they became the bed where he could rest
He slept like a baby and the king came in the next day
Expecting to see bones and all
But alas he called out and asked if Daniel's God showed up for him
And yes God showed up
At times all we have left is God
All we have left is to focus on Him
All we have left is to lose our trust in man but heighten our trust in God
All we have left is to shut all the voices ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ that wants us to just give up on God
All we have left is to keep our faith even if it's smaller than a mustard seed
All we have left is to just hold on firm to the promises of God given to us in His word
People can say things do things that makes you feel less of a human but never lose your focus on God
Daniel could have give in
He could have said that's it
I have had enough
He could have just throw in the towel
At times even with that faith that feels like the end of the rope that is breaking yet you keep mending it
Never shift your attention from His plan
Never shift your focus from His will
Words of men and behaviour of men might want you to let go and just ignore God
Don't let it spoil your purpose or His will for you
Trust God all the way
Believe in His power
Trust Him to be there
Sometimes it feels like He will never show up
It feels like He has forgotten you
Trusting God can never lose trend.
You know we live in a world that has so many eras of trend what's reigning now may not reign again in few months or few years
But God reigns forever
And trusting Him even in the situation that looks like a lion's den will never lose trend or lose purpose
In all honesty it's not a trend that is of this earth
it's a trend that is heavenly
It's eternal
It's forever
It's beyond this earth and the activities of this earth
So dear brethren keep your attention and focus on God
Keep it on His will
Keep it on His purpose
No matter who stands against you what authority they hold over you remember they do not have authority over God.
Father we thank you for the privilege to share your word and to learn at your feet we thank you because you are the greatest teacher we pray for more wisdom and understanding in all we do and grace to keep our focus on you for the rest of our lives in Jesus name amen.
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