Becoming an Expert (Daniel 04:1-18)
Content 1. In this era, we want experts who are well versed in one field rather than those who are knowledgeable in various fields.
2. Experts are given many privileges. First of all, there is no need to worry about the most fundamental problem in life, the issue of where to live.
3. Whether you are good at sports, excellent in science and technology, good in politics, or good in business, it is precious and important to be recognized in any field.
4. We see that Daniel was recognized as an expert in one field.
5. King Nebuchadnezzar had another dream. But he had no idea. Of course, Daniel was called.
I. The environment needs experts.
A. The king had a dream.
1. That dream was a very complicated dream. The good news is that in the last case, I couldn't even remember the contents of the dream at all, but this time I still remembered the contents. So, how lucky are you?
2. In the last case, all the magicians in the whole country had to suffer from the king. But in this case, there was no need for that. It was because a person named Daniel was discovered. Thanks to this, the other magicians were relieved.
3. In this way, experts provide convenience to many people. Modern days are getting more and more complicated. The traditional thing is a place about the size of a fingernail and contains information that ordinary people can't even imagine.
4. The king naturally summoned Daniel. It was because he was convinced that no one could surpass him. It was a trust without a doubt.
B. God makes us experts.
1. Daniel's interpretation of the dream was due to God's wisdom. It was not because he had other skills or magical powers.
2. Likewise, God wants us to be recognized as experts needed in this age. Just as Daniel saved the lives of magicians in the whole country, the influence of one expert is beyond imagination.
II. The world moves in the hands of experts.
A. There are education experts.
1. Humans need education to live like human beings. So, it is said that the habit of being three years old goes to eighty.
2. Educators have made their own efforts on how to educate human beings like human beings.
B. There are scientists.
1. Modern society is a civilized society. This is the merit of scientists rather than educators. They constantly experimented and researched.
2. It is said that Edison conducted 30,000 experiments to invent electricity.
3. The Wright brothers made airplanes that ordinary people could not have imagined.
4. Nobel invented explosives that were essential for construction.
5.Henry Ford made automobiles, a necessity for modern people.
C. There are medical scientists.
1. Hippocrates provided the impetus for modern medicine. So doctors still cite Hippocrates' oath.
2. Numerous diseases have arisen on this earth since the creation of the universe. Doctors have worked tirelessly to conquer these diseases.
D. This society needs so many experts that it is impossible to enumerate them all.
E. Saints are spiritual experts.
1. Just as Daniel was recognized as an expert in interpreting dreams, believers must become experts in more than one thing.
2. What field should I become an expert in?
3. If possible, believers should become experts in the truth. They should become experts in the spiritual world. So people who do not know God should be allowed to ask questions about the truth if they want to know about it.
4. If you get recognized, you become an expert, but if you don't, you become a quack. That is why there are countless hospitals in this country, but not all of them are recognized experts. .However, it is difficult for doctors who do not have the skills to survive that day.
5. Become a recognized expert like Daniel.