Posted on 06/29/2016 6:01:25 AM PDT by metmom
“Then Darius the king wrote to all the peoples, nations, and men of every language who were living in all the land: ‘May your peace abound! I make a decree that in all the dominion of my kingdom men are to fear and tremble before the God of Daniel; for He is the living God and enduring forever, and His kingdom is one which will not be destroyed, and His dominion will be forever. He delivers and rescues and performs signs and wonders in heaven and on earth, who has also delivered Daniel from the power of the lions’” (Daniel 6:25-27).
It doesn’t take a lot of people to make an impact for Christ; it merely takes the right kind.
Today’s passage proclaims the sovereignty and majesty of the living God and calls on everyone throughout the nation to fear and tremble before Him. Those verses could have been written by King David or one of the other psalmists, but they were written by a pagan king to a pagan nation. His remarkable tribute to God’s glory was the fruit of Daniel’s influence on his life.
God doesn’t really need a lot of people to accomplish His work; He needs the right kind of people. And Daniel shows us the impact one person can have when he or she is sold out to God. That’s how it is throughout Scripture. For example, Noah was God’s man during the Flood, Joseph was God’s man in Egypt, Moses was God’s man in the Exodus, and Esther was God’s woman in the days of King Ahasuerus. So it continues right down to the present. When God puts His people in the right place, His message gets through.
As a Christian, you are God’s person in your family, school, or place of employment. He has placed you there as His ambassador to influence others for Christ. That’s a wonderful privilege and an awesome responsibility.
Suggestions for Prayer
Thank the Lord for His marvelous grace in your life and for the opportunities He gives you each day to share His love with others.
For Further Study
The key to Daniel’s fruitfulness, and to yours as well, is given in Psalm 1. Memorize that psalm, and recite it often as a reminder of God’s promises to those who live with biblical integrity.
Studying God’s Word ping
Its my view that people aren’t convinced by theology, they are won when they see Christ in you, as imperfect as you may be.
Theology comes later. Seeing Christ comes first.
God loves it when men do what they say they’re going to do. Those guys make the best friends.
Or
Integrity Draws God to Men
Psalm 78
70. And he chose David his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:
71. From following the ewes that had young he brought him to be the shepherd of Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance:
72. So he tended them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them with skilful hand:
Luke 16:10 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
"I have seen in his (Jesse's) sons a king for me."
The son - the "little" or "least" one - who was tending the sheep:
1 Sam 16.11. And Samuel said to Jesse, Are here all your children? And he said, There remains still the youngest, and, behold, he keeps the sheep; And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and fetch him; for we will not sit down till he comes here:
The Messiah is the son of David. Like father like son. It's important to pay attention to these little details, lest the wrong character be promoted.
It’s not integrity that draws honest men to God, it is morality.
Is it better to share and watch out for others interest first, as taught in Christian religion?
Or is it better to take all you can and hoard it, as taught in the Islamic population?
One is the globalist view, the other is Trump’s view.
Absolutely.
Love wins the heart.
Intellect is not the means of winning the heart.
It may convince the mind but like Tozer likes to point out. If you can be reasoned into faith, you can be reasoned out of it.
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