Wonderful Key

"I have heard that the spirit of the gods is in you and that you have insight, intelligence and outstanding wisdom"- Daniel 5:14 (NIV).

King Belshazzar had seen the writing on the wall and needed someone capable of understanding the meaning behind the words. His counselors suggested Daniel, who had a reputation of having the spirit of the gods within him, evidenced by insight. Several translations, of Daniel 5:14, replace "insight" with "illumination."  There's an old Methodist hymn called Open My Eyes, That I May See that goes: "Open my eyes, that I may see...place in my hands the wonderful key that shall unclasp and set me free...Open my eyes, illumine me, Spirit divine!" Wouldn't it stand to reason, following Daniel's explanation, that King Belshazzar and all his counselors would have been earnestly seeking that Spirit which was in Daniel? After all, the message on the wall was a warning. That's where the old saying "You can't read the writing on the wall" came from. Jesus is the Wonder Key that sets people free. Wouldn't it stand to reason that the entire world would be earnestly seeking the Spirit divine to illuminate them or can they just not read the writing on the wall?