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Text: “And in all matters of wisdom and understanding that the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.” (Daniel 1:20) To be a champion or a great achiever is not by sudden flight; it takes preparation. Many know Mark Zuckerberg, the Jewish American, as the inventor of Facebook. How did he make it? In high school he excelled in languages, literature, philosophy, history, art, archaeology, programming, etc and was taught basic programming language by his father, Edward Zuckerberg. His father also employed a software developer, David Newman, for him as a tutor in about 1995. Mark laboured, developing programmes, especially communication tools and games. It is no wonder that in his second year in Harvard College, he invented the Facemash in 2003 which became Facebook by 2005. Mark eventually became the youngest multi- billionaire in the world. Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, though godly, also acquired education in Babylon and were “skilful in all wisdom, and cunning knowledge, and understanding science…” (Daniel 1:4). You are also talented; only pray, read and work hard. Abraham Lincoln said, “I shall prepare myself and my opportunity must come someday.” Challenge: Your talents are from God, use them for His glory. Prayer: Help me, oh God, to realize your purpose for my life. Further Reading: Proverbs 24:27