Topic: Be Prepared
Text: Daniel 2:1-20

Remaining a champion is not as easy as becoming one. Champions generally struggle to remain on top. This is because the moment you become number one, nobody else would be praying for you. Everybody would be praying against you as they, too, want to become number one. Your challenger begins to prepare against you the moment you become number one. In I Thessalonians 5:16-17 we have the greatest advice you can give to any champion: “Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing.” If you are ever going to remain a champion you must remain in direct contact with the One that made you a champion, for the rest of your life, even when there is no contest. Jesus Christ said, In Matthew 26:41, that we should watch and pray so as not to enter into temptation. In other words, even when there are no temptations around you, you should watch and pray. You should watch and pray when everything is going on fine. While you are sleeping peacefully, trouble may be brewing for you in another man’s room. In Daniel 2, we have the story of Daniel, Shadrach and Abdnego and the wise men of Babylon. They were sleeping peacefully in their rooms, having a nice time. However, in the palace, the king was dreaming. He woke up forgetting his dream. He summoned all his wise men to remind him of his dream and interpret it. He vowed to kill them if they did not heed to his request. While you are sleeping in your room peacefully, do you know how many witches and wizards are holding meetings about you in their rooms? When all is well and there seems to be no problem at all, please pray.

Memory Verse: Matt 26:41 - ”Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak”