NO PEACE FOR YOUR OPPRESSORS

By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi
Dan 6:18 NIV “Then the king returned to his palace and spent the night without eating and without any entertainment being brought to him. And he could not sleep.”
         Daniel was among the captives taken to Babylon by king Nebuchadnezzar in 605 B.C where he served in the government for about sixty years during the reign of four kings.
           In their jealousy his co-workers mounted a campaign of calumny against him and though they searched for a flaw in his character, they could not come up with any damnable evidence .Daniel was conscientious in his duty and was adjudged wise, faithful and meticulous.  Through daily prayers and meditation on God’s Word he lived a disciplined life. This is possible when we render service not for accolades but as a duty towards God. The scriptures says in Eph 6:5-7 AMP “Servants , be obedient to those who are your physical masters, having respect for them and eager concern to please them, in singleness of motive and with all your heart, as [service] to Christ [Himself] — Not in the way of eye-service [as if they were watching you] and only to please men, but as servants (slaves) of Christ, doing the will of God heartily and with your whole soul; Rendering service readily with goodwill, as to the Lord and not to men,”   God deserves our worship regardless of our status; we should not be ashamed to show our devotion openly. Failure to do so results in a fall in grace and painful temptations. Your success will always evoke hatred from ungodly competitors and the only way to please the crowd is through compromise and failure .
                            Daniel's colleagues knew about his unalloyed commitment to worship and they plotted against his downfall by instigating  king Darius to institute a draconian law that stipulated death sentence to anyone who refused to worship his self –made idols. Daniel was arrested, tried and sentenced to die in a lions den and yet he was at peace and was saved from disaster . Those who want to leave godly lives are a hindrance to the nefarious scheme of the wicked and they will be persecuted for their uncompromising righteousness (2 Tim 3:12-14 )
     Your oppressors will never have rest of mind. Do not be deceived by their display of material wealth; it's merely a cover for the life of misery they’ve been sentenced to (Psalm 73:1-27, Rev 3:17). There is no peace for the wicked (Isa.57:21).  Darius lacked peace after his fatal choice to kill Daniel.  The world defines peace as the absence of problems: it is unsustainable . However, God's peace is not a function of our circumstances. Peace is a fruit of the Holy Spirit only given to them that obey God and it is forever (Gal.5:22, Heb. 13:8). We can have great peace even in the midst of terrible problems through our faith in Jesus Christ. "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee" (Isa. 26:3).  God's promises peace in John 14:27 AMP “Peace I leave with you; My [own] peace I now give and bequeath to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. [Stop allowing yourselves to be agitated and disturbed; and do not permit yourselves to be fearful and intimidated and cowardly and unsettled.] As you  read this now receive overwhelming  peace in Jesus name.
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