Today’s reading in Daniel is a great lesson in the importance of learning from the mistakes of others.  Belshazzar was king of Babylon and arrogantly set himself against God.  Years before, his Dad had done the same thing and paid a great price.  Now Daniel says to Belshazzar, Daniel 5:22 (NIV)   “But you his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled yourself, though you knew all this.  And as a consequence, Daniel 5:30-31 (NIV)  That very night Belshazzar, king of the Babylonians, was slain, [31] and Darius the Mede took over the kingdom, at the age of sixty-two.  May God grant us the ability to learn from the mistakes of others and not repeat them.

Here is the rest of today’s Bible reading:  Daniel 5:1-31; 2 Peter 2:1-22; Psalm 119:113-128; Proverbs 28:19-20.