Supernatural Understanding

“That is why God has sent the hand to write these words. “This is what was written: ‘Number, number, weight, divisions.’ And this is what it means: number, God has numbered the days of your kingdom and brought it to an end; weight, you have been weighed on the scales and found to be too light; divisions, your kingdom is divided up and given to the Medes and Persians.”” ‭‭Daniel‬ ‭5‬:‭24‬-‭28‬ ‭

When my friend gave me this passage to journal about, I kept pondering it in the letter of the words, not the spirit of them. Daniel was interpreting a prophetic event for King Belshazzar. He was throwing a great banquet desecrating the silver cups and bowls that his father had taken from the Temple. A hand wrote the words on the wall as 1,000 plus people sat watching.. His mother pointed him to Daniel who had also given interpretations to King Belshazzar’s father, King Nebuchadnezzar. The interpretations had came true for him. Daniel provided the answer to this mystery in this passage that was carried out that very night.

“That same night Belshazzar, the king of Babylonia, was killed;”. ‭‭Daniel‬ ‭5‬:‭30‬ ‭

So reading the letter of this Scripture, looking for application to my life, I drew a blank. Five days ago though, I wrote in my journal about wanting to operate in the prophetic more. The thought that day came out of left field to me. Just something I have thought about, but never expressed, even in writing that I can remember.

Daniel operated in the gifts of interpretation and prophesy. He was a slave brought before kings because of the gifts God operated through Him. I don’t want to be a slave to anyone but God and don’t expect to be brought before kings. I do desire to use this gift to help those God brings to me.

Numerous times God has used to me help interpret others dreams and give a small prophetic word. I admit though, I would think someone spiked the punch or someone smoked something laced if I was told a random hand wrote on the wall considering my clinical training and experience.. I might consider psychosis. Yet, I am asking God to use me.

I want God to give me a better understanding of the supernatural. I want to operate in His prophetic power.I suppose if He does, He will once again need to get me out of my own way. I can study and understand the unconscious mind, I can explain away things in the natural. The supernatural intrigues me, but ai have seen it much less in my life. Our world does not operate as much in the supernatural, we explain it away or deny it completely.

Lord, thank You for revealing to me areas where I still deny Your power. How can I operate in the supernatural, when it is something I would try to explain away. Lord , let me get out of my way and Your way! Use me as You want!