Day 55 5-16

Today I am going to focus my quiet time in the book Job Shadowing Daniel - Walking the Talk at Work by Larry Peabody. Our Life Group is going to do a study with it over the next several weeks. Although there are passages from Daniel intertwined in the book, I am still going to have my Bible out to Daniel for reference and to read more if I want. 

Below are some notes I wrote down after reading it. Basically just what stuck out to me...

Ch. 1

- God's general call to Christians is a call to serve Him full time (always and fully)

- Through Daniel, God penetrated the darkened Babylonian government with light! We are commanded to be the Light wherever we are (Matt 5:14)

- Trust God to place you where He wants you

- Have to be careful and respectful in how are the light

Ch.2

- Daniel shattered the darkness with Light. I love this imagery.

- kingdom:  the authority to rule, the sovereignty of a king, geographic area, people of that area.

- Humanity's misplaced loyalty allowed Satan to rule God's earth rulers. Satan has set up his temporary world system inside the creation that still belongs to the God who is sovereign over it all (Matt 21)

- There is so much importance in setting a firm foundation in the Lord from childhood. Because of Daniel's firm foundation, he was able to remain steady and faithful in a foreign (secular) position, full of an extreme amount to temptation and darkness

- Daniel trusted God to carry through on these kingdom promises. This faith so illuminated his own soul that he could radiate God's light into the darkened lives of his co-workers!!!! May I be this Lord to those I come in contact with.