Daniel studies #3 How to really learn.

In Daniel 1:17-21  KJV  we have  the final part of chap. 1.  

The spiritual things of God sound like homiletics.  The story of Daniel reads like history.  It must apply today for value other than just education.   In Jn. 14:26  as you read the passage  can you see how the Holy Spirit teaches (all things).   I like 1:17 of Daniel.  see the words God gave.

God gave them wisdom , skill etc.  The key to Jn. 14:17  is that God was with them and helping them.   Today the Spirit of God will be in you.  You must have the baptism of the Holy Spirit to have this inner gift.  Daniel and the boys were picturing the end times here.
You can tell by the way God  is showing many prophetical things to them, especially Daniel.  The miracles and things were seen as God gave them under his own initiative.  The Holy Spirit in you today will allow both God's initiative and your use of bible principles of power.  example--prayer for healing.

Daniel waited 21 days for answer from God.  We can talk to Jesus and get instant answers if God wants to.  The true difficulty of hearing God lies in people being distracted by other things.

How do we know wisdom of God?    1Cor. 1: 20, 27  the world's wisdom is foolish.  God's  wisdom may seem foolish but it is extremely intelligent.  I call it great.

Many think the bible is wisdom.  It is.  Wisdom from God  is  a greater understanding than what is read.  In other words if you just read you may not find wisdom.  God has hidden his wisdom in the word.  Only can he show it by the Spirit. It is more valuable than rubies or gold.

If you read about Solomon and Bathsheba.  She was so amazed at Solomon's wisdom that it said there was no more spirit in her.  1Kings 10:4-8.

As Joel has said  would happen in the last days. ---I have seen, visions and had dreams.  They are marvelous and by discerning them you could easily tell they were from God. 

Joel said that before the day of the Lord come, there would be signs in the sun and moon. next     month  is supposed to be one.  He was saying God was pouring out his Holy Spirit also.  Joel 2:28-29 and 31.  

putting it all together for chap. 1
That is for us.  By having God's Holy Spirit, we will live in a world that wants us to conform to it's ways. Sometimes we may be in a position to obey.  We must trust God and receive his wisdom and other imparted abilities to be the over comers of the world's ways and be living in favor with those
around us.  Our diet must be daily bible study.  James 1:5  we can ask for wisdom.  Daniel and the boys are going to show us some amazing things in the future of this bible study.