Daniel 5:29 (ESV Strong's)
Then Belshazzar gave the command, and Daniel was clothed with purple, a chain of gold was put around his neck, and a proclamation was made about him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
God is in Control of the Responses to Our Messages
Proceeding the above verse, Daniel was asked to interpret the writing of on the wall that appeared during a party Belshazzar gave for his friends. The writing said:
Meme Meme Terkel Peres
Belshazzar was throwing a great party and, to impress his friends, he sent for the golden goblets that were taking by his father, Nebuchadnezzar, from the Temple in Jerusalem. The way Daniel responds to seeing them being used for a “party” would lead us to believe these were “holy” items from the Temple. Belshazzar asks Daniel to interpret the writing on the wall and Daniel does not hesitate. The writing stated:
Meme Meme, God has numbered the days of your kingdom and brought it to an end; Tekel, you have been weighed in the balances and found wanting; Peres, your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.”
Basically, Daniel was sent by God to tell Belshazzar that he was about to die. In fact, he does die that night (see verse 30). Yet, despite the gravity of the message, Belshazzar promotes Daniel for delivering that bad news. Only God can solicit this response from such a message. This is amazing. When Jonah was sent to speak his message the Ninivites repented. Only God could do that. When Hosea preached no one responded. Only God does that. We are NOT responsible for the responses to our messages. We are only response to honor God and deliver the message he wants us to deliver. God takes care of the response.
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