11 Daniel then said to the guard whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, 12 "Please test your servants for ten days: Give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink. 13 Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat the royal food, and treat your servants in accordance with what you see." 14 So he agreed to this and tested them for ten days.15 At the end of the ten days they looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food. 16 So the guard took away their choice food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables instead.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Daniel 1:11-16 (NIV)
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Daniel's firm resolution not to defile himself with the royal food and wine eventually pays off, since they look healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who eat the royal food for ten days. I think Daniel doesn't really have to choose this strict and rigid way, but it shows how set apart and different from this generation he wants to be for God. In a similar way, we sometimes fast and stay away from things that might tempt us to sin against God, we want to remain pure-hearted and attached to to Him.
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