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Godly People In A Godless World Daniel records for us the lives and challenges four Hebrew youths would face in Babylon. Their challenges are similar to ones we may face today so what can we learn from them. |
Godly People In A Godless World
Daniel records for us the lives and challenges four Hebrew youths would face in Babylon. Their challenges are similar to ones we may face today so what can we learn from them:
- Challenges They Faced
- Taken into Babylonian captivity as youths they found themselves in a strange environment (1:3-4) that where their identities were attempted to be removed (1:6-7) and they faced spiritual challenges (1:8).
- This is not unlike our world that we face outside of our homes and gatherings with other Christians, a world that does not support our faith but actually tries to destroy it (John 17:14-16; Matt. 10:25, 28).
- Determination They Displayed
- They showed themselves to be men of conviction in these challenges, they displayed purpose/determination of heart (1:8), humility (1:8-12), and integrity/honesty (1:12-16). This was not an isolated event; consider the fiery furnace (chap 3) as we as Daniel’s prayer and character (chap. 6).
- Will we have the same determination (1 Pet 5:8-9; Lk 9:23)?
- Influence They Had
- These men showed themselves to be an encouragement to each other and those around them, they displayed a godly influence that affected others (2:47, 3:29-30, 6:25-28, etc.), and the result was a glorious ending (1:15, 19-21).
- We may not see it on the scale that these men did, but we can have the same influence on others around us today if we live with the same determination (Phil. 2:15-16; 2 Cor. 3:2).
