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Homesick for heaven
Daniel 6 and Daniel has found himself in the lions den
There has been a running joke about changing light bulbs
How many people does it take to change a light bulb?
baptists?
15 - 1 for the bulb and the rest in a committee to make a cassorole
psychiatrists?
one - but the bulb really has to want to change
Chiropractors?
one - 6 visits
church members?
change?
MY GRANDMOTHER DONATED THAT BULB!!!
Amish...
what is a light bulb
It’s tricky changing a light bulb
BUT LISTEN
God has not called us to change light bulbs but to shine our light
Jesus - Sermon on the mount
Here is how the Christian life works...
Jesus = light of the world
YOU give heart to Jesus
saved
Jesus lives inside of your heart
You now become the light of the world
Jesus wants you to shine
Don’t put it under a basket
that would not be smart to cover it
Put it on a lamp stand
you are not a light but a light stand!!!
the focus is not on you but on the light
you just have to do good at holding the light so that it may be seen
sometimes we try so hard as Christians and we struggle
think that we can’t do it
Sometimes we try so hard that we forget that it’s more about trusting than trying!
getting out of the way so that God can do His thing!
Daniel totally yeilded to the Lord
God shined thru his life like the sun
A little backstory:
Daniel was in Babylon when Neb was king
lasted through the reign of Neb
& Neb died
His son took over
then another son
finially the kingdom was taken over
defeated by the persians
new king
Darius the Mede
Daniel had earned the position of a person with tremendous influence
he gained influence because he let his light shine
I want us to see 4 realities of letting our light shine
Letting your light shine gains recognition
watch this with me
Darius is king
takes over the entire kingdom
(For later) satrap- local ruler
Daniel was picked because of the spirit that was seen in him
his light was shining
because people noticed something different about him
he ended up getting noticed
He is really standing out
going to be 1st in command under the king
top of vs. 3 says that Daniel began to distinguish himself above all other high officials
Distinguish: to glitter in the darkness
shine in the darkness
What made Daniel stand out?
Honest
integrity
respectrul
responsible
dependable
he had some great qualities that are not only attainable for each of us but expected by our Maker
we can set ourselves appart from the world when are conduct is pure and upright
when others are lying at work for personal gain
you work honestly
when others cut corners
you are more like a Wendy’s hamburger - no corners cut!
If someone is wiling to lie for you then they will also lie to you when it benefits them
But it wasn’t just Daniel’s outward actions that were so wonderful
inner character
he did right outward because he was right inwardly
this is the opposite of the Pharisees
they did right outward
but Jesus said
YOURE LIKE A WHITE-WASHED TOMB.
YOU LOOK GOOD ON THE OUTSIDE, BUT INSIDE YOU ARE ROTTEN… ROTTEN TO THE CORE
Daniel was right inside
right at the core
We all have heard that our actions speak louder than words
I also believe that our REACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN ANYTHING
see- we can control our conduct up to a point
it’s hard to control how you react
Daniel had impeccable conduct and character
when he got squeezed with pressure
he also responded well
A persons life is like a tube of toothpaste
when the pressure comes and they get squeezed
what comes out of them is what was inside
squeeze toothpaste tube & toothpaste comes out
what comes out when you get squeezed?
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