Our preacher this morning was talking about Daniel in the Bible, and he had five \u201cR\u201ds to hang his talk on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Daniel was a young teenager who had been taken captive by the enemy and found himself along with three friends, in a strange country with a language they didn\u2019t understand. Not only that, but there were strange customs to get used to, on top of being homesick for where they had come from. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 These four teenagers were part of a group that had been specially chosen to become part of the king\u2019s\u00a0 court, and were to be trained up in the ways of the land. So they found themselves back in school to learn this new language and new ways so they could stand before the king. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 But these were four young fellows who had strong convictions of what was right and what was wrong, and \u00a0we can learn many lessons from them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 These four boys Resolved<\/strong> that they would not follow the heathen ways of this new land\u2026.after all, they knew the One True God, and believed that He would look after them. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0They found that the food they were given to eat was of the very best, but Daniel was suspicious about where it had come from. When he found out it had been offered to the foreign idols first, he was horrified! He Resisted <\/strong>eating this food that he was being given\u00a0 and went to the official in charge of their group and asked if it couldn\u2019t be Removed<\/strong> from his diet. He asked that he be given just vegetables to eat and water to drink, instead of the rich food and wine that they were now being given.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Then it was the official\u2019s reaction to be horrified! If they didn\u2019t look as healthy as their companions the next time they went before the king, he could lose his job or worse still, his head! But he agreed to do it for a week and then check them out. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0His mates saw what he was doing and asked about it. So Daniel was able to Recruit <\/strong>them to do as he was doing, and when the four of them finally came before the king, the Result<\/strong> was that the king found that they were ten times better than all the rest of the group still eating the king\u2019s food. They were more alert, fitter and trimmer of figure than any of the others, so they were allowed to stay on their diet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0So this story from the Bible shows us many lessons that we can learn\u2026. first of all we must RESOLVE to do what is right, then RESIST what is holding us back, and REMOVE ourselves from temptation. We can then RECRUIT others to follow our way, and the RESULT will be an eternal one for God\u2019s glory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n True, there may be bumps along the way, and times of testing, but it will all be worth it in the end . So never give up, and keep looking up!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Our preacher this morning was talking about Daniel in the Bible, and he had five \u201cR\u201ds to hang his talk on. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Daniel was a young teenager who had been taken captive by the enemy and found himself along with three friends, in a strange country with a language they didn\u2019t understand. Not only … Continue reading …Five “R”s to Think About…<\/span>