What will they say about you?

Daniel 6:4-5
New International Version (NIV)

4 At this, the administrators and the satraps tried to find grounds for charges against Daniel in his conduct of government affairs, but they were unable to do so. They could find no corruption in him, because he was trustworthy and neither corrupt nor negligent. 5 Finally these men said, “We will never find any basis for charges against this man Daniel unless it has something to do with the law of his God.”

In this we find that Daniel has conducted himself in such a way that he has risen to a high place of importance even with Judah in exile. First we need to take from this that God can use his people regardless of the situation. The King in this case was not a man of God. We often will say, look at “so and so” they are blessed, but they are not Godly, why does God bless them. Perhaps like in this story, they are blessed so that they can take care of God’s people, and bring glory to the father. So Daniel was being blessed by the heathen king, gaining so much favor that his counter parts had enough and desire to have him killed. They plot to destroy him but can find nothing to use against him because he was an upstanding man walking in the ways of God. (please read the entire story of Damiel, there are points to be made about the fact he prayed 3 times a day even if it meant his death, as men of God we must be men of prayer).

If we knew nothing else of Daniel the following would be enough “We will never find any basis for charges against this man Daniel unless it has something to do with the law of his God.”

Our prayer should always be that the only way that we can be found guilty is to be set in opposition of our God and his laws. Let the only thing someone can say against you is to make Godliness the target. God is a big God and he can handle the accusations, find comfort under his wing. May our walk with God be so important to us that we can be attacked by attacking it! Is your walk with God this way?