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Series on Daniel - 8th test Daniel faces.
He is now about 82 years old.
He has survived 2 kings and now, Darius the Mede has just killed his old boss Belshazzar and ransacked the city of Babylon.
This is unusual because usually when a new administration comes in, they clean house and bring their own people in.
Darius just killed Belshazzar, Daniel’s boss, but goes, I’m keeping Daniel.
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Daniel keeps getting promoted, even with different bosses.
It makes you go… why?
WHY DID DANIEL KEEP GETTING PROMOTED AT WORK?
1. HIS PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE MADE HIM STAND OUT.
It’s clear that Daniel was a gifted leader and he was as good as he is because Daniel was a learner.
He was a student of the scriptures but he was also a student of the culture and understood what had to be done.
He spent his entire life learning and so he became wiser and wiser.
He just kept getting better and better.
Some careers end pretty early in life.
Then you will be replaced by someone younger.
Gymnest peaks at 17
NFL player peaks 26 or 27
If you decide to be a man or woman of wisdom, you never peak, you just keep becoming wiser and wiser.
Daniel kept growing in his competence and skill.
He had more skill and he was more effective than the others.
When Darius took over the kingdom, he re-organized.
He set up an organization of 120 administrators over each of 120 provinces, 3 governors over them.
Daniel was one of the 3 most powerful people the empire.
Daniel did such a good job that it was recorded...
Daniel, at 82 is getting another promotion.
He is being put over the entire kingdom under the emperor.
Daniel’s professional competence made him stand out.
2. HIS PERSONAL CHARACTER MADE HIM STAND OUT.
It wasn’t just his professional competence, but it was his personal character.
He was a man of integrity, generosity, humility, godliness, goodness, kindness and wisdom.
No wonder he kept being promoted.
He was a great employee… anyone in their right mind would want him on their team.
The Bible doesn’t say why, but these underlings began trying to get rid of Daniel.
Chances are that you have some people at work who are conspiring against you.
They want your pay check, your office, your job… Maybe because of your faith, they just want you out.
These guys hear that Daniel is about to be made the 2nd most powerful man only to the king in the country, so they conspire to bring him down.
The only problem was they could not find any fault in his job.
His work was so excellent that they could not find anything against him at work.
They went looking for dirt and could not find any because His professional competence & personal character made him stand out among the rest.
3. HIS PUBLIC COMMITMENT TO GOD MADE HIM STAND OUT.
Daniel didn’t just have professional competence and personal character, he was very publish in his commitment to God.
Daniel was very open, very public about his faith in and love for God.
He prays in the open, he talks about God in the open… remember, he lead Neb.. to faith.
Everyone knew where Daniel stood with his faith.
You may have some co-workers who are conspiring to get you fired at work.
Daniel did, they were conspiring to get him fired.
The healthcare worker who did not believe in Birth Control… police who believe in the Bible...
A Judge Candidate being blasted this week by Senator Feinstein because she believes in God - she is Catholic.
That’s illegal BTW.
Another Senator attacked a nominee for the Budget office because he believed the Bible.
When you commit to God, it will draw good attention, but it also will sometimes draw the wrong kind of attention and that’s what happened to Daniel.
A Conspiracy to get rid of Daniel (vs. 6-9)
These guys go to the king … listen to this…
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These guys were so set on getting Daniel, they were trying to pass laws aimed at hurting one man - Daniel.
don’t think that happens - look at our politics.
For 8 years one party tried to go against everything the President did… even good things.
Now, the other party is trying to go against everything our president is doing.
It’s wrong both times.
Everyone has to pray to Darius for the next 30 days.
The plotters are only worried about getting Daniel.
They knew he would not pray to the king and they would be rid of him.
Look at Daniel’s options.
HOW DID DANIEL RESPOND TO THE NEW TEST?
Daniel’s options
1. Accept the law and fake pray to the king for 30 days
2. Publicly protest with picket signs.
Not a good idea because no freedom there like here.
3. Appeal privately to the king.
Darius liked him.
He had promoted him and was preparing to place in charge of the kingdom.
He has a relationship with him.
However, the king could not reverse the law.
4. Just stop praying to God for 30 days.
Don’t pray to anyone… not good either.
5. Keep praying but just do it in secret.
He would still be breaking the law, but his enemies wold have won what they wanted because they wanted to embarrass him and cause him to back doewn from his faith.
Daniel prayed in public.
Probably prayed before his meals.
I know some people who are afraid to pray in public.
Some people are afraid to pray over a meal at Chili’s because they are afraid of what people might think.
6. Keep praying publicity as he’d done all his life.
WHICH ONE WOULD YOU CHOOSE?
The easiest? the most convenient?
or the one that would get you thrown into the lions den?
It’s one thing to stand strong at church.
What about at job, online, at school, golf course?
fishing, hunting?
Anyone can be a secret disciple.
Will you stand for God in Public?
WHICH ONE DID DANIEL CHOOSE?
Lady Clairol Commercials - Only your hairdresser knows for sure… lady clairol Christians - only God knows for Sure.
Nothing in their life gives any indication they follow God.
Daniel had a decision to make…
He knows this will get him thrown into the Lions Den.
WHY WAS DANIEL NOT AFRAID TO STAND OUT AND SPEAK UP FOR GOD IN PUBLIC?
I know a lot of Christians who are afraid to stand up for God at work… afraid to speak up about their faith.
They are not Daniels.
Why did Daniel do this?
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