Eleutheria Ministries: Truths From God's Word

This is week fourteen of our study: Fit for Service. Today we will begin looking at the life of Daniel to see what made him usable by God.   First, Daniel was steadfast (uncompromising).   Webster’s 1828 Dictionary defines steadfast as: Constant; firm; resolute; not fickle or wavering.   Example one   Daniel 1:8, But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way. (NIV)   As we know from reading Daniel 1, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon went to Jerusalem and besieged it. He ordered that some of the young men from the royal family and nobility to be taken to Babylon to be trained for his service .   The men chosen were “young men without any physical defect, handsome, showing aptitude for every kind of learning, well informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace.” (Daniel 1:4a NIV)   Daniel along with t...

This is week thirteen of our study: Fit for Service .  Today we will be looking at the life of Noah to see what made him usable by God .     First, Noah was obedient.   Genesis 6:22, So Noah did everything exactly as God had commanded him. (NLT)   Genesis 7:5-7, So Noah did everything as the Lord commanded him. Noah was 600 years old when the flood covered the earth. He went on board the boat to escape the flood—he and his wife and his sons and their wives. (NLT)   Obedience opens us up to be used by God. We see here that Noah did exactly what the Lord commanded .  We know that at the time of the flood Noah was 600 years old .  Praise God, none of us will live 600 years on this planet, however, often in our culture we are taught that the older we get the less “useful” we become .  This mindset is definitely a factor in the retirement age set by most businesses and our government .     I do understand that after worki...