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Homesick
Have you ever been homesick?
young on your first trip away from your parents
long trip away from friends (with your parents)
longing for something that you miss
time period
way of living
I remember when I was a kid stories...
up hill both ways in the snow
vintage - old and heaveily used - big market
This sounds kind of like going off to school at first but lets get the rest of the picture
The king of Babylon -Nebuchadnezzar
wanted to gain great power so he started taking out the competition - not on a date
1st went after the Assyrians
they were the ones who were usually winning the battles
Assyrians
big & strong & ruthless
Then Nebuchadnezzar
overtook the Israelites and held them essentially as prisioners in their own land
took things from their Temple so that he could maulk God and say look at what we did
Then he selects some of the best subjects to be taken from their land, family, culture, & faith
to learn a new language, culture, and faith
and to work towards helping the babylonians (ones who took over your families country & people) to be sucessful
Daniel and his 3 amigos were probably around 15 years old
they arrive and are given new names
we know his friends by their new names
shadrack, meshack, & abednego
but we know Daniel best by his birth name
I would say that it is safe to say that these boys were HOMESICK
could you imagine trying to hold strong to your faith and your roots in this situation
most would just be trying to survive
But Daniel shows us how to stand for God on enemy turf
Is it possible to really live for Jesus Christ in an ungodly world?
Decision number one: Commit to God regardless of the circumstances.
The first decision, you commit to God regardless of the circumstances.
Now, as I told you, Daniel‟s in a tough spot.
And his three friends are in a tough spot, because it‟s hard to live for God in Babylon.
They put some pressure on these guys to become like the Babylonians
Everyday you and I face pressures to become like the world… to compromise.
Do you recognize the pressure from the world to conform?
Daniel felt the pressure:
He had to learn all the new information & language
Learn their religion
their way of doing things
their customs
The king knew that he needed to brainwash these guys
he didn’t miss a detail
changed their names because their names glorified God:
Daniel: God is my judge
Belteshazzar: prince of Baal - the chief god of the Babylonians
Hananiah” God is gracious
Shadrach: illumined by the sun god
Mishalael: who is what God is?
Meshach: who is like the earth god?
Azariah: God is my helper
Abednego: servent of Nebo - god of fire
He changed their names
I heard of a man who was in the bank
woman came in
he saw her and his jaw dropped
came up to her and said:
“Mary Jones, I hardly recognized you.
Why, you look so different.
Changed your hair, glasses, clothes, and figure.
she looked at him and said “well I’m not Mary Jones”
He said well look at that.
You even changed your name!
Daniel said you can change my name but your not going to change my character
you can call me what you want but you will not change who I am
They wanted him to change his diet
he drew a line in the sand
defile: pollute or stain himself
He knew God’s Word & that God had given him strict instructions for dietary laws
they couldn’t eat certain foods
no ham sandwiches in Jerusalem
no bacon & eggs
He knew that he couldn’t eat the food that the king was bringing him because he wasn’t supposed to eat that kind of food
more than that the kings food was offered to idols
in the OT God said not to eat any food that had been offered to idols
Daniel knew that to learn a new language and to learn about these people would not defile him
but to eat their food would be wrong for him
so he made up his mind not to eat the food
I read a little blurp this weeeK:
You know why a lot of Christians can‟t stand up for Jesus Christ?
Because they haven‟t done what Daniel did, they haven‟t made up their minds that they‟re not going to do certain things.
And they wait till they‟re in the situation, in the circumstances, and then they try and decide based on the circumstances.
No! Commit to God regardless of the circumstances.
Make up your mind.
And have some convictions that are based on the Word of God about what you will do and what you won‟t do, because you desire in your heart to please God and to do what He says.
Daniel had convictions.
do you know what convictions are?
pre-determined answers
if your going to stand you will have to have some pre-determined answers
do you know before you get into a situation how you will respond to that situation?
One time there was a guy that I knew who was getting married and they were going to go out for a bachelor party to a “gentlemans club”
I was invited but didn’t go because I had a pre-determined answer to that situation.
Another man who claimed to be a Christian went because he didn’t have a pre-determined answer
We need convictions
your influence for Jesus depends upon the choices that you make
we can’t wait until we are faced with a situation to see how it will play out
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