COMPROMISE OR CAT-CHOW?

DANIEL 6                                                           Pastor Rick Jackson*

The world, the flesh and the Devil often say “It’s this way or that way” never leaving any other options. For instance they want to say “Because of evil there either is no God or He is incapable of stopping it.” The truth is- there is a God, He has His own way of dealing with it and you and I do not know enough to comment on it, we don’t think like God and we certainly ought not to question His power, authority, and wisdom. This is illustrated in the Bible many times but for today let us go to Daniel 6.

 

I. THE ENEMIES OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

 

1. They Hated Daniel Without a Cause [v. 1-4, John 15:18-25]

 

2. They Knew His Testimony [v. 5]

 

3. They Realized They Were Looking at the Wrong Man [v. 6-9]

 

II. THE FRIENDS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

 

1.  Exhibit Character [v. 10a, 1:8]

 

2. Exhibit Consistency [v. 10b]                                                   Note-Daniel had a Place, a Position, a Pattern

 

3.  Exhibit Convictions [v. 11-23]

 

III. THE GOD OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

 

1. God Will Judge [v. 24]

 

2. God Will Triumph [v. 25-26]

 

3. God Will Save [v. 27-28]

 

*inspired by Sam Davison