Beginnings anew! School starts today the kids are excited. We begin a new book as well, Daniel! Ch1-3 tell about how Daniel and his friends came to be in Babylon captivity. He writes how God has blessed them and provided for them. Daniel's interpretation of Neb's dream in ch2 is quite the forshadowing of events to come. Ch3 though has something important. Daniel's 3 friends are condemned to die in a firey furnace for not worshipping the king. V16-18 show their faithfulness in God. Oh that we would all show this kind of faith. Note the king's response to their success in v28. Are we willing to die, or be "inconvenienced" for God? Will we stand up for our beliefs, or give in to pressure? The world will persecute us, but God will prevail! He gives us the example of Daniel.
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