Authenticity – 5

About this episode

The episode discusses the faith and perseverance of Daniel and his friends in a foreign and hostile environment, drawing parallels to modern workplace challenges.

I’ve been looking at the book of Daniel and focusing on how he and his friends lived and worked in a foreign and often hostile environment—maybe similar to your workplace. Daniel and his friends were taken captive when they were young, probably late teens or early twenties. They were chosen to be part of the king of Babylon’s workforce because they were deemed to be the best of the best. In each scenario that is found in the early chapters of Daniel, it’s evident these men worshipped God. They knew their history, the stories and promises. They continued to trust God even though they were not at home and able to worship in the temple. And instead of getting sour or depressed or turning against God, their faith increased with each trial that they faced. And it’s possible they spent the rest of their lives in a foreign land, in the waiting and in the place that they did not belong. And still they didn’t turn from God. They faced trials most of us will never face like being tossed into a fiery furnace or a lion’s den, to name a few. What an example they are. What an encouragement their faith and trust is to me. It was also encouraging to the writer of Hebrews where they are mentioned…

People in this episode

Host: Mary Lowman

Topics covered

• faith
• perseverance
• workplace challenges
• biblical examples
• trust in God

Keywords

• Daniel
• faith
• Babylon
• trust in God
• workplace
• perseverance
• challenges

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hebrews

Places: Babylon

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