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what is in the darkness

Daniel 2:17-23 (JDV)

Daniel 2:17 Then Daniel went to his house and told his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah about the matter,
Daniel 2:18 urging them to ask the God of the sky for compassion concerning this mystery, so Daniel and his friends would not be destroyed with the rest of Babylon’s wise men.
Daniel 2:19 The mystery was then revealed to Daniel in a vision at night, and Daniel praised the God of the sky
Daniel 2:20 and declared: May the name of God be praised perpetually, because wisdom and power belong to him.
Daniel 2:21 He changes the times and seasons; he removes kings and establishes kings. He gives wisdom to the wise men and knowledge to those who have understanding.
Daniel 2:22 He reveals the deep and hidden things; he knows what is in the darkness, and light is released from him.
Daniel 2:23 I offer thanks and praise to you, God of my ancestors, because you have given me wisdom and power. And now you have let me know what we asked of you, because you have let us know the king’s mystery.

what is in the darkness

Daniel declared that God is wise and powerful because he knows what is in the darkness. He had faith that God had revealed the mystery even before he went to the king with his answer. The four believers had prayed for compassion concerning the mystery, and God answered that prayer.

James wrote “if anyone is deficient in wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without reprimand, and it will be given to him. But he must ask in faith without doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed around by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord, since he is a double-minded individual, unstable in all his ways” (James 1:5-8 NET).

All of us are deficient in wisdom regarding one thing or another. We have only so much light. The rest is darkness. But we need not fear, because God knows what is in the darkness. Through prayer, he can reveal it to us.