The Wise Shall Understand

"The Wise Shall Understand"

Dan. 12:10

Daniel was the most farseeing of all the prophets. It is clear that he saw visions of things to come to pass in the time of the end. These things have been given of God for a purpose.

God has a design that is according to His sovereign will and His inscrutable wisdom. Many of those who have sought to literalize and specify times and seasons have been proven wrong. Those who have confessed their lack of knowledge, as well as those who have professed to know, will have complete understanding when we know as we are known.

Daniel said, "I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things? And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.... Blessed is he that waiteth" (vv. 8-9, 12).

But the purpose of God for those whom He has chosen is clear: beyond a doubt. "Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried." God is preparing a people for himself who shall glorify Him in this life and enjoy His presence and fellowship forever. This is God's eternal purpose which He purposed in Christ Jesus.

God delights in a people who have proved themselves in the days of testing. Those who are Christ's know that in the furnace of fire there is grace to overcome. The trial develops strength of character and prepares for a fruitful ministry of encouragement to others. "The wise shall understand."