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Any Occasion
“Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him. Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God” (Daniel 6:4-5).
One hundred and twenty princes and three presidents (of which Daniel was first), ruled over the kingdom of Darius. They were undoubtedly some of the most gifted men in the world — outstanding, brilliant intellectuals and administratively able to make momentous decisions and carry them through.
Above all these stood Daniel, God’s man. Jealousy on the part of his colleagues spurred them to plot against him. The whole group, all 122 of them, set as their task to find fault with him. After sifting through his life with utmost scrutiny, all they could find fault with was his faithful prayer life and obedience to his God. If our lives were scrutinized, would this be all that our accusers would find? Would unbelievers that we know have to admit that the only thing they have against us is that we are Christian and faithful to our beliefs? That would be quite a testimony wouldn’t it?
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