Wisdom-Trek / Creating a LegacyWelcome to Day 1274 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to WisdomGod’s Great Grace (Part 2) – Meditation Monday

Wisdom – the final frontier to true knowledge. Welcome to Wisdom-Trek where our mission is to create a legacy of wisdom, to seek out discernment and insights, and to boldly grow where few have chosen to grow before.

Hello, my friend, I am Guthrie Chamberlain, your captain on our journey to increase wisdom and create a living legacy. Thank you for joining us today as we explore wisdom on our 2nd millennium of podcasts. This is https://wisdom-trek.com/day-1274/ (Day 1274) of our trek, and it is time for Meditation Monday. Taking time to relax, refocus, and reprioritize our lives is crucial in order to create a living legacy.

For you, it may just be time alone for quiet reflection. You may utilize structured meditation practices. In my life, meditation includes reading and reflecting on God’s Word and praying. It is a time to renew my mind, refocus on what is most important, and make sure that I am nurturing my soul, mind, and body. As you come along with me on our trek each Meditation Monday, it is my hope and prayer that you, too, will experience a time for reflection and renewing of your mind.

 In our meditation today, let us consider…

God’s Great Grace (Part 2)

Last Meditation Monday, we will learn what the Apostle Peter had to say about God’s grace. If you missed last week’s podcast it is located at https://wisdom-trek.com/day-1269/ (Day 1269). Today’s Meditation Monday, we will learn God’s grace through the Prophet Daniel.

Put your trust in the God of all grace

As with most of us, you probably work in a secular environment where those around you may have very different standards to your own?

The book of Daniel charts the lives and careers of Daniel and three other young men, who were able to flourish in the Babylonian Civil Service. Their example gives you a great model for how to work in a godly way, in a context where God is not acknowledged or followed. This mirrors the situation in most “secular” workplaces. Daniel, therefore, is a goldmine of practical examples and help.

We see the four friends co-operating with their employers, but without compromise. They refuse to conform, but they throw themselves wholeheartedly into their new situation and career. They undergo three years of leadership training and preparation. They allow their names to be changed to reflect that they are now part of the Babylonian administration, and subsequently, they all seem to pursue successful careers.

At the same time, they resolve not to compromise their beliefs or defile themselves. You can defile yourself today by the kind of films and TV you watch, the internet sites you visit, or the things you listen to. Daniel resolved not to defile himself.  We read in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Daniel+1%3A8&version=NLT (Daniel 1:8), “But Daniel was determined not to defile himself by eating the food and wine given to them by the king. He asked the chief of staff for permission not to eat these unacceptable foods.” We

are not sure why Daniel considered the food defiled. This was perhaps because the royal food had been a sacrificial offering to the Babylonian gods, or it was food forbidden in the law. Regardless, it was their deep conviction to remain pure. They never allowed their commitment to their new careers to trump their higher allegiance to God.

However, Daniel was wise enough not just to disobey, he tried to work with those in authority over him. He asked for permission, and then God, in His grace, caused the official to show favor and sympathy to Daniel because of his work ethics and manner of character. This example is found in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Daniel+1%3A9&version=NLT (Daniel 1:9,) “Now God had given the chief of staff both...