BBD 06.25.16 Stand Firm (Classic)
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Classic from 2004
Burning Bush Devotional
25 June 2016
Stand Firm
So these governors and satraps thronged before the king, and said thus to
him: "King Darius, live forever! All the governors of the
kingdom, the administrators and satraps, the counselors and advisors, have
consulted together to establish a royal statute and to make a firm decree, that
whoever petitions any god or man for thirty days, except you, O king, shall be
cast into the den of lions. - Daniel 6:6-7.
Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his
upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees
three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his
custom since early days. Then these men assembled and found Daniel praying and
making supplication before his God. And they went before the king, andspoke
concerning the kings's decree: "Have you not signed a decree that every
man who petitions any god or man within thirty days, except you, O king, shall
be cast into the den of lions?" The king answered and said, "The
thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which does not
alter." - Daniel 6:10-12.
In the little Orange County, California school district
of Westminister an unusual thing happen during the spring (2004). What was that
strange thing? Westminister was the only school district out of 1,056 in
California to reject and fail to apply a law. The law would allow students and
the staff to define whether they are male or female. Three trustees of five on
the Westminister school board voted that this law violates their Christian
principles. If the law were to be placed into effect, the trustees are
concerned it would lead to cross-dressing, and also problems with who would be
permitted in which bathroom. The trustees say that this would promote a
transsexual agenda. (Researching this story, I was unable to find the current
status of the situation.)
The trustees of Westminister risked losing a large amount
of state funding by holding to their decision. What courage they have had in
standing firm to their view of what God would have them to do. Such courage is
certainly rare in the age in which we live. How long before such laws are
forced upon school districts across all of the United States? It will happen if
more godly principled people do not stand up for what is right.
Their stand for what is right reminded me of Daniel who
risked more than money to do the right thing. The law was passed making it
illegal to pray to any god or man except the king for 30 days. The penalty for
failure to obey the law was to be placed into a lion’s den, which meant that
for all practical purposes it would be a death sentence. Daniel knew this and
still he went home and prayed like he always did. He left his window open so
his enemies could see he was praying to his God as he always did. As a result,
Daniel was thrown into a lion’s den. However, God intervened and sent an angel
to close the mouths of the lions. It must have been a shock to the enemies of
Daniel when he rose alive out of the den!
We too must stand for what is right or we will be overrun
by the evil of this world. It will be risky and even dangerous at times to do
so as many across this world know so very well. The apostle Paul gives us the
battle cry for Christians in the 21st Century, “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding
in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.”
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