No Compromise

This week, I will begin a series on the book of Daniel. Daniel is a book that has caused a lot of controversy over the years. It is a prophetic book with historical narrative. It records some of the greatest stories of the Babylonian exile yet points to the future of the Last Days. The Lord has led me to preach through this book because one of the overarching themes in the prophet's book is that the Kingdom of God will prevail--no matter how dark the world gets.

I think this is a message that we need to hear today. Our world is a very dark place in many respects. The future is uncertain, people are tired of rhetoric, there are wars, famine and epidemics and we need hope. Our hope can only be found in God's Son, Jesus Christ. This is the message of Daniel.

This week, I will be preaching from Daniel 1:2-23. We will take a look at how a few of God's people had the chance to escape the darkness of a defeated Jerusalem. They had the chance to start their lives over in the royal courts of Babylon. All they had to do was make a few small adjustments in their practices and faith and they and their families would be set for the rest of their lives. They just needed a little bit of a compromise.

What we end up seeing is a picture of our Lord Jesus Christ in the desert. All he had to do was compromise just a bit and he could avoid the Cross--or so that is what Satan would have him believe.

I can't help but think that we too will have a chance to compromise. We have a chance to compromise our world view, our pocket books, our morality and our belief system. Will we bow to the pressures of the world or will we come lay our burdens down at the cross of Christ and show no compromise?

Read Daniel 1:1-23 as you prepare to take this journey with me each Lord's Day.