Title: The Outstanding Man/Daniel 6:1-4
Content Bible: Daniel 6:1-4
Title: outstanding person
Joo Kyung-ga Baker said that Daniel was superior in many ways.
This is because Daniel's own morality is exemplary and his character is exemplary.
Because his faith is exemplary, his books foretold the judgments of history and the coming of the Messiah.
His prophecy was precisely fulfilled by the coming of the Messiah.
「Hankschtenberg」 said that the book of Daniel is one of the most important books of the Old Testament.
Daniel is a young nobleman who was taken into captivity when the southern kingdom of Judah was destroyed by the Babylonian invasion in 586 B.C.
His faith and life have remained exemplary and practical from the beginning to the end.
The name Daniel means God is my judge.
As the meaning of the name suggests, Daniel's life is to be able to stand proudly before God's judgment seat.
It was.
1. He was agile at heart.
In verse 3 we read that Daniel was quick in heart and excelled over princes and princes.
He said he wanted to take control.
The king of Babylon divided his kingdom into 120 provinces, appointing one prince to each province, and ruling over the provinces.
During the reign of King Ahasuerus, it was increased to 127 weeks. (Es 1:1)
And three prime ministers were appointed to oversee 120 provinces. Among the three prime ministers, Daniel
I have been selected as the Chief Prime Minister. This is amazing.
Daniel is not a politician from Babylon. He is a captive man. And he is jealous of him.
The fact that he was appointed as the chief prime minister at a time when jealous people are everywhere, is his heart.
Because it was agile and excellent.
He never paid a bribe to get a job or a career, never lobbied or lined up.
However, he was the king's favourite, because he was a man of great ability, judgment, and drive.
that has been received.
The nimble heart that made him an outstanding man was a gift from God. God gave him
You have given me an agile mind and clear judgment.
However, with his agility and cleverness, he meets the market, and people who line up to follow the trend are not.
It wasn't.
The early Babylonian king, when he was being held captive in Babylon, selected some young Jews and started training them as elites.
I decided to give them a favor. I made them eat the king's food and wine. But Daniel
He refused the king's food and wine and insisted on only vegetables. Confused is the god responsible for his health.
If you insist on eating only vegetables, and your face hurts and your weight changes,
Because he would receive the king's rebuke. But Daniel succeeded in carrying out it.
He had the courage to refuse anything that God disliked, no matter how favorable the conditions and favorable opportunities.
I did.
When it comes to money, career, success, ethics, conscience, faith, church, and God are all things compared to those who turn away.
Niel is literally an outstanding person.
Those who made money by multiplying their fortunes through unjust means and those who lived as slaves to the supremeism
Daniel's life was such a refreshing shock as he watched the scene of the world falling like autumn leaves.
There is no way to stop them from approaching.
To be agile in mind means that his heart was wise.
Knowledge is accumulated through the process of acquisition, but wisdom is a gift from God.
The more people you have, the wiser your heart. A person who has a wise heart that God has given will leave God.
that is impossible.
Joseph, Moses, Joshua, David, and Daniel became outstanding people because they were on the side of God. American Translation
The great presidents among the great presidents are all strong in their faith and fear of God.
Let's seek the agile heart, the wise heart, and the heart to serve God.
Because you can be a great person.
2. There were no gaps or flaws.
As Daniel's popularity, fame, and status and position began to rise, opposition parties began to demolish him.
It happened.
In verse 4 of the main text, it is said that he was looking for an opportunity to sue.
For 120 princes and other prime ministers, Daniel was a thorn in his eyes.
Daniel is a captive and a foreigner. His political lines are not the same as theirs.
Moreover, he does not agree with compromise politics or scheming politics.
They were faced with a strong challenge from the old and conservative forces. And they found Daniel's faults and faults.
Started an introspection to find it.
However, looking at the end of verse 4 in the main text, there was no crack or any fault. I said. In a word, even if I shake it off
There was no dust. It shows how clean and clean Daniel's life was.
While I was talking with the head of the daily newspaper a while ago, the director probably said that in the future, priests will also work for property.
He said he thought public opinion would be generalized.
I believe that when the time comes, not only the clergy, but the whole nation will live by showing that this is my property.
He replied that it should be, but if the time comes when we have to disclose our assets, there is one concern.
Said there is.
At these words, the man looked surprised and asked, “Do you have a lot of wealth?” I asked him.
I replied the opposite.
I was originally born the son of a poor farmer. However, my parents
Euro I've never been outside a church fence. Neither the people in the neighborhood where I grew up nor I
The people of the church I attended as a child know how poor our family was. When I was three years old
My father passed away. My father's remains were enshrined and placed in a single room, my only child, three years old.
It is said that they climbed up the coffin and jumped.
My father, who served in a rural church without a clergyman, passed it on to me as an inheritance and passed on to me as an old and used book.
It was one book. It is a book called "Introduction to the Old Testament" in "Joseon Jesuit Presbyterian Association" in May of the New Year.
is made in 1921 and the price is 75 jeon. So, one 75 jeon book made 72 years ago
The book is the whole of the legacy. I guess that one book was used as a foundation to teach the members of the church.
is.
I did not inherit a single house or a single pyeong of land. To be honest, I feel that there is not even a single house where I can live comfortably after retirement.
I wish I had enough money to eat and live. But God gave me the land.
You didn't give me anything that says it's your house. Of course, by God's grace, I educated my children and went abroad to publicize them.
I made him rich and married him. And I eat well and wear well. I am the head of the media company.
It's not because I have so much that I said that church members and others would be surprised if I disclosed my fortune.
It meant that it was probably because I didn't have anything.
It would be arrogant if I pretended I didn't have anything in my current situation and revealed my fortune.
So when I'm done, I'll do it too. But there's nothing to be ashamed of for what you have. But
Like Daniel, he is not without blemishes or blemishes. The most important thing is to stand before God every day.
There should be no gaps or flaws that should not be hidden or exposed.
In the current reformist movement, there may be opposition from the conservatives for self-defense.
C. But what is more worrisome is that no part of politics, education, society, culture, art, or religion is corrupted.
It's like looking through a gutter, and it's about how to heal it after turning it all over. Right here
There is a need for a healing gospel in England and America, when injustice and corruption reached their peak in Whitefield, John
He was healed and restored through the gospel movement that led to Wesley and Moody.
It's not a member movement. There are church members among those who got caught doing something bad. Faith Movement, Gospel Movement
It is the movement that can fill gaps, fix faults, and heal the pain of the nation and the times.
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3. He was a faithful man.
At the end of verse 4, it says that he was faithful and found nothing wrong, and there was nothing wrong with it.
Loyalty refers to an attitude of life that does the best in one's work.
How could Daniel have been so loyal? Two reasons can be cited.
First, because of his philosophy of life.
His philosophy of life is honesty, diligence and sincerity. First of all, he is in charge of the country, the church, and the company.
A person must be honest. Do not use the position as an excuse to steal, embezzle, or accumulate wealth. Honesty, diligence, and sincerity
It was Daniel's spirit of life.
The more underdeveloped countries, the fewer people control 95% of the country's economy.
Less than 5% of the population owns most of the country's economy.
It is the same as when President Kim Young-sam left the Blue House five years later and entered the Blue House.
is wishing for
The flowing water is clear from above and flows. The Blue House is clean, the National Assembly is clean, and the law is clear.
When the world becomes clean, the education world becomes clean, and the religious world becomes clean, sooner or later, 50 million compatriots from Samchully, Geumsugangsan
Your mind will become clear and clean.
The second is because of faith.
Daniel was a man who knelt, opened the window and prayed with his hands up. After he became prime minister, he
He also continued his prayer life. He was a person who served God first and put God's will first.
It was Ram.
He thought of God more than the prime minister, and exalted and feared God more than the king of Babylon.
Once upon a time, on the banks of the River Tees, England, there lived a man who grinds flour. He grinds the flour all day.
I sang while grinding. His song was that I am the happiest person in the world.
Rumors reached the king's ears. One day, the king went to meet the happiest man in the world.
He went to the shores of the Tiers River and asked about happiness. He hesitated and answered. that
I love my wife, children and friends. They love me too. That's all.
The king clapped his hands in admiration, and said. Your dusty hat is my gold crown
They say you are more precious.
There are people happier and better than that man on the River Tiers. They love God and
They are people you trust.
They are agile in heart. They do not lead a faulty life. They are loyal. And they live by faith.
That's why they are the happiest and most outstanding people.