Did you know that Daniel maintained a vibrant faith in God despite living and working in an ungodly culture surrounded by unbelievers.

Believe it or not, Daniel was eventually made the chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers and diviners (Daniel 5:11).

He was in charge of all these men.

Which sounds like they were not just his colleagues, they may actually have answered to him.

Did they share his faith in God?

Of course not.

They looked to other things for their false power, and were involved in practices that were forbidden by God (Leviticus 19:26).

What does it take to live uncompromisingly for God in a Godless environment?

From the time Daniel arrived in Babylon, the pressure was on to be indoctrinated into the Babylonian culture.

And yet despite being surrounded by all of these other non-believers, these four men stayed true to their faith.

They lived and worked and yes even thrived in that culture without letting it undermine their relationship with God.

It was because of their belief that they brought King Nebuchadnezzar to believe in the creator of the world. It brought him to a point where he actually praised the same God we praise.

Today we want to encourage you not to get disheartened when you are surrounded by unbelievers. In fact, we would ask that you proclaim your faith and let them see how God is working through you.

You never know you might be able to take someone who hates God and turn their faith around.

If you have never watched God’s Not Dead, we would highly encourage you to watch that movie.  It is one of our family’s favorite movies. We watch it several times a year.