An Excellent Spirit
“Inasmuch as an
excellent spirit, knowledge, understanding, interpreting dreams, solving
riddles, and explaining enigmas were found in this Daniel. Whom the king named
Belteshazzar, now let Daniel be called, and he will give the interpretation.” Dan. 5:12
Daniel had an “excellent spirit.” The
word in Aramaic for excellent is “yattiyr” and means: pre-eminent; surpassing;
extreme; and extraordinary. This
describes the spirit of Daniel. All that
he had invested in a God-filled life had resulted in this spirit.
If we look back to chapter one of Daniel, we find that the
king of Babylon had Daniel and his friends in training for three years. Included was daily provision from the king’s
table. Daniel was determined to not
defile himself with what came from the king’s table, neither food nor drink. He later went on to request eating vegetables
and drink water for ten days.
If we yearn for an excellent spirit, we might ask ourselves
what we are eating. What table are we
eating from? What are we doing with this
vessel we have been given? What are we
consuming?
The answers may prove beneficial, for what we consume
affects directly what we produce. What
we take in reflects what we give out, whether it is thoughts, words, or
actions. Lord, help us to have the
discipline needed in our lives to develop an excellent spirit for Your glory.
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