+DEV+ A Few Good Men

Date: November 10, 2010 7:12 PM
Topic: +DEV+ A Few Good Men

A Few Good Men

"You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus...Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Jesus Christ" (2 Timothy 2:1, 3).
Scripture Focus: Daniel 6:10-16

The Marines are looking for a few good men. So is God! Actually, He is looking for many good men-and women-who will resist the pressure to honor twenty-first century idols. With courage and faith these are people who struggle daily to keep God on the throne of life so that materialism, pleasure, fame, and other diversions do not take His place. These people include you and me!

Though Daniel and his friends were taken from Jerusalem and transplanted in Babylon, they maintained their strong faith in the true God. Daniel's friends refused to bow down to King Nebuchadnezzar's image (Daniel 3), though failure to do so meant death. Years later, Daniel kept up his practice of praying to God three times daily, even as King Darius' decree forbid anyone to pray to anyone except him for 30 days. Those who defied the order would be thrown into a lions' den (Daniel 6).

In every crisis God protected each of His uncompromising servants. Will we trust Him to protect us when we refuse to bow to the culture's idols?

Insight: Those who dare to stand for the Truth, find God standing alongside them. We are never alone!