‭‭Daniel‬ ‭1‬:‭5‬, ‭8‬, ‭12‬ ‭ESV‬‬ — The king assigned them a daily portion of the food that the king ate, and of the wine that he drank. They were to be educated for three years, and at the end of that time they were to stand before the king. But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the king’s food, or with the wine that he drank. Therefore he asked the chief of the eunuchs to allow him not to defile himself. “Test your servants for ten days; let us be given vegetables to eat and water to drink.”

This week we will be sharing about Major Prophet Daniel who was taken into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon to serve in the royal palace. He was a man of integrity and faithful to God.

Daniel, also known as Belteshazzar, was to eat a daily portion of what the king ate. The king’s diet for the Babylonians violated the Jewish dietary laws established by God. Daniel proposes a new diet that consists of fasting meat and eating only vegetables. The king agrees to the diet and sees that this diet is better. 

It was a true test of faith for Daniel to not only fasting to be healthy for God’s glory, but to also risk his life by standing up to the king. Sunday I encouraged you to listen to Famous For (I Believe) by Tauren Wells Featuring Jenn Johnson. God is famous for doing exceedingly, abundantly more than we can imagine as Daniel is then elevated by the king. 

Is there something you need to fast so that you can be elevated by God? Maybe it’s junk food or something secular that gets in the way of bringing God glory.

Let’s pray. Dear God, You are able to do immeasurably more than all I ask or imagine, according to Your power that is at work within me, to You be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. (‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭3‬:‭20‬-‭21‬ ‭NIV‬‬)

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