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Living with Courage: Lessons from the Life of Daniel
From the book - "...reflect on you own choices and discover how you can serve God with courage and devotion in you generation." Author Crowder is Director of CHurch Ministries for RBC Ministries.
104 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2008
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Bill Crowder
133 books28 followersBill Crowder, who spent over twenty years in pastoral ministry, is vice president of ministry content at ODB Ministries. He is a contributor to Our Daily Bread and the author of five books, including The Spotlight on Faith, Singing the Songs of the Brokenhearted, and The Path of His Passion. He and his wife, Marlene, have five children.
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December 7, 2020
I read this little book, or it might be called a booklet in one sitting on a Sunday afternoon. I was drawn to it by its subtitle, “Lessons from the Life of Daniel”. It covered commentary on the first six chapters of the Book of Daniel giving encouraging insights to be applied now. The lessons are relevant as noted in the Introduction, “For us, all these centuries later, Daniel is a case study of how one lives our personal faith in a hostile culture. Although the book was published in 2006 and is only 104 pages it was rich in information on the Christian walk today.
Bill Crowder, the author gave credit at the outset to Dr. Donald Campbell, past president of Dallas Theological Seminary, for his commentary in “Daniel: Decoder of Dreams”, prompting this writing. It makes me want to read Campbell’s book so I will enter it on my “to read” list on Goodreads.
Here are a few of my take-aways from Daniel’s life as an exile from Judah during the Babylonian captivity:
• Adhering to our way of thinking and lifestyle as Christians is necessary in a hostile environment. Daniel had to hold close his commitment to his faith and in particular to his manner of worship. We as well, in our culture worship the Lord in fervent spirit and truth.
• My objective must always be as Daniel’s was, “obedience in spite of my environment”.
• As Daniel did I ought to “seek mercies from the God of heaven” through persistent prayer. Daniel’s pattern of prayer is displayed in 2:19-23.
• In times of distress my heart must be “locked in” on my God, as was Daniels.
• Remember these words for a life of confidence: “In your thoughtful moments, ask God to showcase His presence in your life. Use these moments to line up with the eternal purposes and honor of God.”
• I must “get involve and be of influence for God” in our generation just as Daniel was in his generation in his example and witness to Nebuchadnezzar.
• I pray for the courage to “measure up to God’s design” for my life with a desire “to please God and God alone” in the face of persecution just as Daniel did in facing king Belshazzar and the “Den of lions”.
• I must remember Daniel’s example of the biblical principle of obedience and disobedience in which: “we must choose between obeying God’s law or man’s law., we choose to obey God’s.” “We ought to obey God rather than men” (Acts 5:29). The author rightly exhorts us: “God is still in control, even when life unfairly banishes us to the proverbial lion’s den.”
Then I found on the last page Crowder’s summary statement giving Daniel’s perspective: “We can either be poured into the mold of our culture, or, like Daniel, we can use the darkness as an opportunity to reflect the light of our God”.
This was good read for a Sunday afternoon to set my mind on what is good even in the midst of uncertain times; a blessing for me…
Bill Crowder, the author gave credit at the outset to Dr. Donald Campbell, past president of Dallas Theological Seminary, for his commentary in “Daniel: Decoder of Dreams”, prompting this writing. It makes me want to read Campbell’s book so I will enter it on my “to read” list on Goodreads.
Here are a few of my take-aways from Daniel’s life as an exile from Judah during the Babylonian captivity:
• Adhering to our way of thinking and lifestyle as Christians is necessary in a hostile environment. Daniel had to hold close his commitment to his faith and in particular to his manner of worship. We as well, in our culture worship the Lord in fervent spirit and truth.
• My objective must always be as Daniel’s was, “obedience in spite of my environment”.
• As Daniel did I ought to “seek mercies from the God of heaven” through persistent prayer. Daniel’s pattern of prayer is displayed in 2:19-23.
• In times of distress my heart must be “locked in” on my God, as was Daniels.
• Remember these words for a life of confidence: “In your thoughtful moments, ask God to showcase His presence in your life. Use these moments to line up with the eternal purposes and honor of God.”
• I must “get involve and be of influence for God” in our generation just as Daniel was in his generation in his example and witness to Nebuchadnezzar.
• I pray for the courage to “measure up to God’s design” for my life with a desire “to please God and God alone” in the face of persecution just as Daniel did in facing king Belshazzar and the “Den of lions”.
• I must remember Daniel’s example of the biblical principle of obedience and disobedience in which: “we must choose between obeying God’s law or man’s law., we choose to obey God’s.” “We ought to obey God rather than men” (Acts 5:29). The author rightly exhorts us: “God is still in control, even when life unfairly banishes us to the proverbial lion’s den.”
Then I found on the last page Crowder’s summary statement giving Daniel’s perspective: “We can either be poured into the mold of our culture, or, like Daniel, we can use the darkness as an opportunity to reflect the light of our God”.
This was good read for a Sunday afternoon to set my mind on what is good even in the midst of uncertain times; a blessing for me…
January 21, 2025
A little book about my favorite biblical character. A few thoughts that stood out to me:
- Daniel purposed in his heart: “You must have a desire to obey God AND the commitment to act on that desire.”
- “When we fail to put our confidence in God, it’s easy to lose our focus.”
- Daniel’s friendship with King Nebuchadnezzar: “In the midst of suffering what is needed most is not a clear view of the suffering, but a clear view of the God Who is above the suffering.”
- The tone of your preaching depends on the heart of your listener: “With Nebuchadnezzar, [Daniel] had counseled with compassion. With Belshazzar, he preached with honest fury.”
- Daniel purposed in his heart: “You must have a desire to obey God AND the commitment to act on that desire.”
- “When we fail to put our confidence in God, it’s easy to lose our focus.”
- Daniel’s friendship with King Nebuchadnezzar: “In the midst of suffering what is needed most is not a clear view of the suffering, but a clear view of the God Who is above the suffering.”
- The tone of your preaching depends on the heart of your listener: “With Nebuchadnezzar, [Daniel] had counseled with compassion. With Belshazzar, he preached with honest fury.”
June 17, 2024
Fine study of Daniel.
Will use it again and again to remind me how to gain courage when I’m weak.
Will use it again and again to remind me how to gain courage when I’m weak.
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