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God is able

Daniel 2:25-30 (JDV)

Daniel 2:25 Then Arioch quickly brought Daniel before the king and said to him, “I have found a man among the Judean exiles who can let the king know the interpretation.”
Daniel 2:26 The king said in reply to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, “Are you able to tell me the dream I had and its interpretation?”
Daniel 2:27 Daniel answered the king: “No wise man, medium, magician, or diviner is able to make known to the king the mystery he asked about.
Daniel 2:28 But there is a God in the sky who reveals mysteries, and he has let King Nebuchadnezzar know what will happen in the last days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay in bed were these:
Daniel 2:29 Your Majesty, while you were in your bed, thoughts came to your mind about what will happen in the future. The one who reveals mysteries has let you know what will happen.
Daniel 2:30 As for me, this mystery has been revealed to me, not because I have more wisdom than anyone living, but in order that the interpretation might be made known to the king, and that you may understand the thoughts of your mind.

The king set up Daniel to get the credit for his wisdom, but Daniel changed the subject of the conversation. The question was not “Is Daniel able” — the question was “Is God able.”

You and I may have to wait for that one crucial opportunity to tell someone about the God in the sky. But we need to be ready when that opportunity comes.