Agreement

Agreement

MY QUESTION for GOD

How can I live in today’s culture without compromising my convictions?

A MOMENT with GOD

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. . . . “Please test us for ten days on a diet of vegetables and water,” Daniel said. . . . The attendant agreed to Daniel’s suggestion. . . . At the end of the ten days, Daniel and his three friends looked healthier and better nourished than the young men who had been eating the food assigned by the king.

Daniel 1:8, 12, 14-15

When trying to reach an agreement, there is a time to compromise and a time to hold firm. When the forces of evil tempt you to give up your convictions, you cannot budge. To compromise God’s truth, God’s ways, or God’s Word is to negotiate with that which is unholy. The test of acceptable compromise is simple: Can you reach an agreement that satisfies both parties without sacrificing anyone’s morals? If you give up godliness in exchange for anything else, it’s a bad bargain. Work for harmony and agreement whenever possible, but when it is not possible, pray that God would break through the stalemate to make his will clear.

DIVINE CHALLENGE

Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. Ephesians 6:11