Thursday, October 05, 2006

Daniel 1: Mind on Fire

Welcome to Every Thought Captive, I’m Phil Steiger.

The life of Daniel in the Old Testament is a great story for many reasons, not the least of which is the fact that he exemplifies a believer who loves God with all his mind.

At one crucial point early in the book, Daniel refused to take the king’s diet and requested nothing but vegetables and water. And as it turns out, Daniel’s faithfulness to his kosher diet won the day when he was discovered to be more healthy and intelligent than his Babylonian comrades.

Daniel’s brave and faithful decision was a direct result of a mind that loved God. Not only did he want to be faithful to God, but he knew exactly how to do it. Because his mind was devoted to the knowledge of his God—to the details of the OT diet--he knew exactly what steps to take when it came time to make a decision. Loving God with all his mind enabled him to be faithful to God.

This has been Every Thought Captive, a Christian worldview minute sponsored by Quail Lake Community Church. For more information, please visit quaillake.org.

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