Good morning everyone and happy Friday to us all. Today let's go straight to the topic. "Convictions", I define as things that you believe that set up the basis of your life.
Let's talk about an example of a young man whose name was Daniel. He was born in slavery in the land of Babylon.
Now a time came when the king then wanted to choose wise young men for himself and as God would have it Daniel was chosen.
All those that were chosen were kept on a test for a period of time and were fed the delicacies of the king himself. Though this was a lifetime opportunity Daniel refused. Can you believe that!!
Daniel 1:8 says "Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine".
What was Daniel's problem? I mean what is wrong with eating the delicacy of the king🤷 This is an amazing offer that most of us would have jumped at, at the first sight.
To a layman it seems that Daniel had lost the best Opportunity of his life but when you dig in and down into the cultural realities of the situation, you'll realise that there's more at stake.
Let me explain.. Babylonian feasts are eaten in honor of gods, so whenever you are at their feast you're not just dining as many may think but you are involved in an act of worship to a pagan god.
Now for Daniel who took his Convictions seriously even in a strange land he refused and in the end he surpassed all those that ate the delicacies.
Many people have bowed to the wrong things just because of pressure from friends or family but God is the ultimate decider. What are your convictions?
Oh you don't have one..Ask God and he'll be kind enough to guide you through.
Until next time..Yours in KeyPad.. Psamy ✍️
Yes😇 He sure will✌️