English Sermon (02/21/21) – Beneath the Surface: Discover the Rhythm of the Daily Office (Daniel 6:10)
We live in a busy and hurried world. As things become faster and more efficient, it also means that the amount of things that we can and will do increases more and more. Yet even in our busyness, we can be and actually need to be intentionally engaging with Christ in whatever we’re doing. In the midst of everything we have on our plates, we can develop a rhythm to be with God. At the peak of his career in Babylon, Daniel’s rhythm was to get on his knees and pray to God three times a day. Daniel spent frequent time with God (daily office) and that prepared him to continue to engage with God actively throughout his day. Daniel was thriving in Babylon as the second highest person in command without ever compromising being with God. We seek the Lord frequently not just to ask for supplication or in an attempt to please him, but so that we can come to know and love him more, just as the psalmist writes in Psalm 27 v.4, “One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple”
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