Daniel...
The message for service today was on integrity, it was taken from the book of Daniel. since the start of this year, the sermon every sunday has been addressing my questions for the week, it’s amazing how God works. i was asked about love last week and God answered, this week i come across the sadness of this society and the resistance to conform to it and God answered it through the book of Daniel. many a times, as a Christian i come under heavy scrutiny and am often judge by people. to be a little more precise, i have been ridiculed because of my believes and my faith. In this current age we are living in where morality and integrity are something which is not uphold much anymore, many of us i'm sure have come to a point somewhere in our life where we are in a dilemma and do not know which way to choose, the right way or the easy, beneficial, unrighteous way. i must admit, i have taken the much enticing ways of the devil many times in my life, the outcome is satisfying but the aftermath is devastating. Peer pressure is one of the key factors in our path towards the tainted, we are influenced largely by the group of people we interact with and we submit to the dark side because we do not want to be left out or disappoint our friends. however, should we be afraid to disappoint our friends or be afraid of who is the one really disappointed. Then there is Daniel, this is a guy that is not a stranger to me, my dad told me stories of him ever since i was young, Daniel and the lion's den, his friends and the furnace, etc. it never impacted me much until today, i finally realized how righteous Daniel was, how much he uphold his integrity that no matter the outcome, his faith is strong and he believes in the God he worshipped. even when his life was at stake, he refused to acknowledge or do anything that will disappoint his God. that is the faith of Daniel, that is his integrity and his resolve. i encourage everyone to go read the book of Daniel to find out more. i know i am far from the ways of Daniel, i have many flaws but i want to try to be more like him, to put my God first above all else and to honour him for all i am worth. society and the rest of your peers may conform to this wicked world but i know i will not, i am a child of God, an adversary of his teachings, we are his soldiers of the light.
"Then Nebuchadnezzar said, "Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in him and defied the king's command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God." Daniel 3:28
As always from my book, this is a story on boldness,
"In 1998 a pastor by the name of Joe Wright was asked to open the new session of the Kansas Senate in prayer. Instead of the political correct prayer that everyone expected they got a passionate plea for the nation to be brought to repentance. Some of the legislators were so incensed they walked out as the pastor prayed. here is the prayer in its entirety.
Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your forgiveness and seek your direction and guidance. we know your word says 'woe to those who call evil good', but that's exactly what we have done. we have lost our spiritual equilibrium and inverted our values. we confess that. we have worshipped other gods and called it multiculturalism. we have endorsed perversion and called it an alternate lifestyle. we have exploited the poor and called it the lottery. we have neglected the needy and called it self-preservation. we have rewarded laziness and called it welfare. we have killed our unborn and called it a choice. we have shot abortionists and called it justifiable. we have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self-esteem. we have abused power and called it political savvy. we have coveted our neighbour's possessions and called it ambition. we have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression. we have ridiculed the time-honoured values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment. search us, O God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin and set us free. guide and bless these men and women who have been sent here by the people of Kansas, and who have been ordained by you to govern this great state. grant them the wisdom to rule and may their decisions direct us to the centre of your will. I ask this in the name of your Son, the living saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen."
"Then Nebuchadnezzar said, "Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in him and defied the king's command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God." Daniel 3:28
As always from my book, this is a story on boldness,
"In 1998 a pastor by the name of Joe Wright was asked to open the new session of the Kansas Senate in prayer. Instead of the political correct prayer that everyone expected they got a passionate plea for the nation to be brought to repentance. Some of the legislators were so incensed they walked out as the pastor prayed. here is the prayer in its entirety.
Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your forgiveness and seek your direction and guidance. we know your word says 'woe to those who call evil good', but that's exactly what we have done. we have lost our spiritual equilibrium and inverted our values. we confess that. we have worshipped other gods and called it multiculturalism. we have endorsed perversion and called it an alternate lifestyle. we have exploited the poor and called it the lottery. we have neglected the needy and called it self-preservation. we have rewarded laziness and called it welfare. we have killed our unborn and called it a choice. we have shot abortionists and called it justifiable. we have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self-esteem. we have abused power and called it political savvy. we have coveted our neighbour's possessions and called it ambition. we have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression. we have ridiculed the time-honoured values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment. search us, O God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin and set us free. guide and bless these men and women who have been sent here by the people of Kansas, and who have been ordained by you to govern this great state. grant them the wisdom to rule and may their decisions direct us to the centre of your will. I ask this in the name of your Son, the living saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen."
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