He continued preaching when he got there and was later captured and executed. He was thrown back into his cell, but an angel freed him at night and ordered him to travel to Italy. He was then thrown to wild animals in the theatre, but instead of attacking him, they knelt before him. He was ordered to make sacrifices to pagan gods he refused. By order of the prefect Agrippa, Laverius was arrested, tortured, and put on display for public abuse and ridicule. A convert to Christianity, he began preaching in the streets of Teggiano, Italy. He served as a soldier in the imperial Roman army. He was the son of Achille in the 3rd Century. Let us pray: Lord Jesus, help me discover my gifts and use them judiciously as Daniel did. Spread the kingdom of God so that upon His return, the Master may find you doing what He commanded and that your talents would have yielded abundant fruits. Jesus says, “Yes, the world will end, but for now, just get busy.” Make full use of the gifts and talents God has bestowed upon you. God is not limited to dreams.ĭo not be so concerned about knowing the future that you forget the present. Bear in mind that it is not every dream that is a revelation. Avoid running from one priest (or pastor) to another, hoping they would tell your future. Coming to our Gospel passage, we also see Jesus talking about the future, the fact that the temple in Jerusalem would be destroyed and that many false prophets would come claiming they are the Christ.Īs Jesus would advise us, we should not be so concerned about the future. ![]() Try to discover your unique gift and be humble enough to admit when you do not have a particular gift avoid deceiving others.ĭaniel explained to the King the meaning of his dream – God was showing him what would happen. Daniel’s gift was the ability to tell and interpret dreams. Paul would say, there are a variety of gifts. Of all the wise men and spiritual practitioners in the land, only Daniel could tell Nebuchadnezzar his exact dream and offer an interpretation. Recently, some prominent prophets have predicted the future or said things on the altar that proved false. So many so-called men and women of God tell lies in the name of God when it comes to interpreting the dreams of their followers. Many would rather hazard a guess and claim God revealed such an interpretation. Perhaps, given his experience of being deceived by his officials, Nebuchadnezzar also asked for the dream's content. ![]() The king knew this dream was not ordinary he had to seek an interpretation. ![]() God revealed the future of the kingdom to King Nebuchadnezzar in his dream. God still speaks to us today in many ways, including through dreams. The dream is certain, and its interpretation sure.” (Daniel 2:45) “A great God has made known to the king what shall be hereafter.
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