- Good Morning!
- How do we handle people and situations where there is open mockery of God?
- God triumphs over every attempt man makes at suppressing Him
- Genesis 12: 3
- Our allegiance to God puts us at odds with people who attempt to suppress or deny Him
- Victory in Christ allows us to use our own trauma and history toward furthering God’s kingdom and glory
- Daniel 5: 1-9
- People often forget God’s intervention in their lives and rather than take those times and further develop and recognize a Godly legacy we revert back to old sin
- V. 13-31
- The king was prideful, stubborn, selfish and was unwilling to recognize God and further the legacy of his grandfather by honoring the God of Israel
- By now Daniel was familiar with his role/purpose toward the Babylonian king, despite how it might have put him in an undesirable and uncomfortable position
- Daniel was steadfast in his service to God as the person who was to hold the kings accountable to God
- What is our response when we find ourselves in situations like Daniel? What action do you take when it comes to defending and promoting Truth and who God is?
- Belshazzar was weighed, measured and found wanting … Daniel was harsh and direct in telling him so
- Part of our service to the Lord is that we be a living testimony-–a living sacrifice—so that others may know Him
- Romans 12: 1-5
QUESTIONS:
- IS THERE SOMEONE IN YOUR LIFE WHO CONSISTENTLY LOOKS FOR AN EXCUSE TO NOT FOLLOW GOD? HOW DO YOU NAVIGATE THAT?
- WHEN YOU FIND GOD REACHING OUT TO YOU HOW DO YOU RESPOND? IS IT JOYOUS OR WITH CONTENTION?
- WHAT SORT OF RISKS HAVE YOU FACED WHEN IT CAME TO REPRESENTING TRUTH?
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