Over the past few weeks we have noted how Daniel
and his friends made a difference for God in Babylon. Let’s not
forget that these men were civil servants. So those of you who are
administrators, coaches, teaching professionals, physios etc, be
encouraged!
It's people like you who pray live wholeheartedly for the King at
the club who will make a difference. That is the front line. That is
how we bless Babylon. That's how we make a difference to Babylon.
That's how we bring the King of kings into Babylon. Remember, these
men were told by Jeremiah how to live in Babylon.
This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says to all those
I carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: "Build houses and
settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce. Marry and have
sons and daughters; find wives for your sons and give your daughters
in marriage, so that they too may have sons and daughters. Increase
in number there; do not decrease. Also, seek the peace and
prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray
to the LORD for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper."
Jeremiah 29: 4-7
 They
were to bless the place, to go in there and work and graft to honour
that place and bring blessing to it. You have been given gifts
from God. You are to use them for his glory in your corner of the
world of sport – and it doesn’t matter at what level you are
involved. Just take your gift - whatever God gave you is his
business - and maximise it; it belongs to him and he deserves the
best. He gave it to you, your job is to get every last gram out of
it. Your skill belongs to him and that's why you can be a blessing
to Babylon.
In contrast to those whose chief interest is to enhance their own
reputation, whose only motivation is their own status or covering
their own back with the gaffer, or making sure that compared to
everyone else they come out looking all right, if you are there to
act with integrity and with an attitude of service, you will make a
difference today for Jesus.
Also in this series on Daniel
Drawing the line
Not getting carried away
Master yourself
Life's a rollercoaster
Master yourself
The long haul
Things that last
An audience of one
He
could never become a Christian
Does it matter?
Being there for
Christ Writing
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