{"id":12844,"date":"2024-11-25T07:55:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T12:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/?post_type=oyb&#038;p=12844"},"modified":"2024-11-25T07:55:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T12:55:18","slug":"living-in-babylon","status":"publish","type":"oyb","link":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/oyb\/living-in-babylon","title":{"rendered":"LIVING IN BABYLON"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cBut Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the king&#8217;s food, or with the wine that he drank. Therefore he asked the chief of the eunuchs to allow him not to defile himself&#8221; (Daniel 1:8 ESV).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Daniel knew what it was like to live out his faith within a foreign culture. Even though he was carried off from his Jewish homeland as an exile to Babylon, God blessed him with the wisdom to live in Babylon without becoming a Babylonian. His life is a study in how a believer might live in today&#8217;s secular culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Christians in America, we live in an ever increasing secular society. It is no longer united by a common Judeo-Christian worldview. Yet, we can learn from Daniel how to navigate our culture with godly grace and wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PRAYER: Father, we ask You for wisdom and grace today. For we often feel that we live in a world gone mad. Strengthen us by Your Spirit to walk in Your light. Give us grace to navigate this life while showing forth the glory of Your gospel. In Jesus&#8217; name, amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cBut Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the king&#8217;s food, or with the wine that he drank. Therefore he asked the chief of the eunuchs to allow him not to defile himself&#8221; (Daniel 1:8 ESV). Daniel knew what it was like to live out his faith within a foreign culture. Even though<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"scripture-book":[1294],"scripture-chapter":[1334],"oyb_day":[1856],"location":[],"class_list":["post-12844","oyb","type-oyb","status-publish","hentry","scripture-book-daniel","scripture-chapter-1334","oyb_day-november-25"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb\/12844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/oyb"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12844"},{"taxonomy":"scripture-book","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scripture-book?post=12844"},{"taxonomy":"scripture-chapter","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scripture-chapter?post=12844"},{"taxonomy":"oyb_day","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb_day?post=12844"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=12844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}