Dare To Be A Daniel

During the Korean War, I read where many of our soldiers under the awful

brainwashing of the North Koreans were not able to remain loyal to the

USA.

Some cursed their country, some spit upon the flag and some even disowned

their mothers.

I am not criticizing these men, for like the Indian said,

‘Don’t criticize another Indian until you walked a mile in his

shoes.’

But what I am saying is where these men failed under this pressure, Daniel

under pressure remained loyal, and faithful to God.

An unknown author compiled the following list, "You Know It’s Going

to be a Bad Day When"

You wake up by falling out of bed

You put both contact lenses in the same eye

The bird singing outside your window is a buzzard

You call the suicide hotline and they put you on hold

Your horn goes off and remains stuck as you follow a group of bikers on

the freeway

Your boss tells you not to bother taking your coat off

Daniel had a real bad day when he faced the lion’s den but he

remained true.

Some OT characters such David teach us not only by their goodness but by

their sins, but Daniel inspires us by his victories over temptation. In

our text, he is called by God, "Daniel the beloved." Let us look tonight

and see why he is called the beloved of God.

I-NOTICE DANIEL’S DEDICATION: 6:5

Joke- A mother was teaching her child to pray. When he got to the part, "I

surrender everything to Thee, everything I own," he abruptly broke off and

whispered to himself, "except my baby rabbit."

Daniel wan’t dedicated just partly, but he went all the way with the

Lord in his dedication. By the way he was between 80 and 90 years of age.

We need that kind of dedication in our day.

A-HE WAS DEDICATED TO THE WORD OF GOD: V-5

These men trapped him because they knew he would to be true to the Word of

God.

ILLUSTRATION: Proven True In Unusual Ways- A Haifa policeman, well versed

in the Bible, managed to track down a band of smugglers by applying a

passage from the Prophets. The gang used an ass drawn caravan to cross the

border into Israel and the policeman was able to capture some of the asses

but the smugglers got away. The cop let the beasts of burden go without

food for several days and then turned them free. And just as predicted in

Isaiah: "The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib;" the

starving animals led police directly to the smuggler's hideout.

If you can't believe what God says in Gen. 1 when he speaks about the

earth, how can you believe what God says in Rev. 22 when he speaks about

heaven? If you can't believe what God says in the first eleven chapters of

the Genesis then how can you be confident in John 3:16? But we know that

It is the whole truth.

ILLUSTRATION: Bailey smith was flying on a trip and was seated next to a

liberal preacher. The stewardess asked them if they wanted cocktails. The

liberal preacher said he would take one. Brother Smith told her no. The

liberal preacher told him you must be a Baptist. Brother Smith replied,

yes I am a Baptist but more than than, I am a Christian and I believe the

whole Bible.

At the 1981 SBC Convention, it was passed to reaffirm our belief in the

Word Of God. Somebody stood and made fun of the idea, and said, how many

time do we have to reaffirm it? I thought to myself, well I been married

17 years and I told my wife 17 years ago that I love her. But it

doesn’t hurt now and then to tell her I still love her.

According to C. H. Spurgeon, "A Bible which is falling apart usually

belongs to someone who isn't!" The key to victory is "It is written."

B-HE WAS DEDICATED TO THE WILL OF GOD: 6:10

Back in as a youth, he purposed in his heart, that is, he dedicated

himself to the fact he wouldn't goes against God’s will in eating

the king’s meat and drinking the king’s wine.

He started right, so he remained right. We see him still doing the will of

God.

I heard a preacher once say, "Apply thyself wholly to the Scriptures and

apply the Scriptures wholly to thyself."

Some read the Bible but never apply its truths to thy life. They never

obey the Will of God found in His Word.

ILLUSTRATION: Several years ago, a woman in New York, said, she was

stripper for Christ. She said, I dance for Christ nude and I can feel his