It’s okay to ask
3 Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
Jeremiah 33:3Bible Reading
Daniel 7:15-18
15 I, Daniel, was grieved in my spirit, and the visions in my mind alarmed me. 16 I approached one of those who were standing there, and I asked him the true meaning of all this. So he told me the interpretation of these things: 17 ‘These four great beasts are four kings who will arise from the earth. 18 But the saints of the Most High will receive the kingdom and possess it forever—yes, forever and ever.’
Daniel was a prophet. He was wise. He had the Spirit. Yet he was troubled and did not understand the vision. So what did he do? He did not pretend. He did not make up an answer. He approached someone who knew and asked for the true meaning of the matter. This is the mark of a true scholar. A true scholar is not someone who knows everything; it is someone who knows how to ask. In your classes, are you too proud to raise your hand? Are you too proud to get a tutor? Pride is the ceiling of your success. Humility is the door. If Daniel, the great statesman, could ask for help, so can you. And notice the answer: the saints of the Most High will receive the kingdom. The confusion was temporary; the victory is eternal. Ask the question. Get the help. The Kingdom is yours.
Action Point
Identify one concept you are struggling with. Write an email to your professor or a knowledgeable classmate today: “Can you help me understand this? I want to know the truth of the matter.”
Prayer Point
Lord, remove the pride that keeps me from asking. Give me a teachable spirit. Thank You for the assurance that the saints of the Most High will receive the Kingdom.
Reflection Point
Is my fear of looking foolish keeping me from becoming wise?