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Daniel chapter 1 verses 8 and 9.

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.

And God gave Daniel favor and compassion in the sight of the chief of the

Unix. I love this picture here of Daniel's faithfulness.

So everybody around him is told to eat this way, drink this way,

act, live this way, and Daniel trusts God.

Daniel says, no, I'm gonna follow my God, I'm gonna live according to the

Commandments and rules and statutes of God and so he basically asks for

permission to not defile himself in the Old Testament picture by eating certain things, drinking certain things,

and God gives favor to Daniel as Daniel trusts in the Word of God.

Don't you want that to be true of your life?

The world says that prosperity is found in living this way or that way, doing this or that

even in indulging in this or that and don't you want your life to say I'm not

going to follow the ways of this world I'm gonna follow the word of God I'm going to follow the word of God. I'm going to live trusting in the word of God that

his word is better than the ways of this world.

God is pleased.

God is honored when we live like that.

So I just want you to think about your life today,

your routines this week. How does the world tell you to

live and how does God's word direct you to live? Like really think about that. How

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