No Compromise – Be a Daniel

Be a Daniel – No Compromise

“…he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime” (Daniel 6:10).

Daniel was one of God’s finest Old Testament servants. His enemies could find no fault in him, so they persuaded Darius to make a decree which they knew Daniel could not obey. For thirty days a prohibition was placed on prayer. Predictably, Daniel could not live with such a prohibition. It was his custom to pray three times a day facing Jerusalem. Not even the king’s command could stop him. He went to his window to pray as he had always done. They captured him, convicted him, and cast him into a lion’s den. But, God spared his life!

Daniel was a man of no compromise. He could have hidden and prayed privately. No one one would have known or been the wiser, but to have done so would have compromised his commitment to God. What a powerful lesson he is to Christians today.

Of all the pressures brought upon God’s people, the pressure to compromise is one of the greatest. We are told we must compromise modesty for style, virtue for acceptance, morality for freedom, and doctrine for unity. As a result of this compromise, pulpits which once condemned immorality, infidelity, and doctrinal impurity now sanction them. Attitudes toward drinking, dancing, divorce, and many other matters have changed drastically. This has happened, not because of new revelations from the Almighty, but because men have compromised the truth.

If we learn anything from Daniel, surely it ought to be that God’s people cannot compromise. No compromise where God has spoken. We must be loyal to the Lord regardless of the cost. When we are, God will be with us.