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Daniel, God’s Ambassador, September 5
Daniel 7-12
Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel
concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault;
forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in
him.
Daniel 6:4
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Daniel, the prime minister of the greatest of earthly kingdoms, was at the
same time a prophet of God, receiving the light of heavenly inspiration. A man
of like passions as ourselves, the pen of inspiration describes him as without
fault. His business transactions, when subjected to the closest scrutiny of his
enemies, were found to be without one flaw. He was an example of what every
businessman may become when his heart is converted and consecrated, and
when his motives are right in the sight of God....
Unwavering in his allegiance to God, unyielding in his mastery of self,
Daniel, by his noble dignity and unswerving integrity, while yet a young man,
won the “favor and tender love” of the heathen officer in whose charge he had
been placed.... He rose speedily to the position of prime minister of the kingdom
of Babylon. Through the reign of successive monarchs, the downfall of the
nation, and the establishment of another world empire, such were his wisdom
and statesmanship, so perfect his tact, his courtesy, his genuine goodness of
heart, his fidelity to principle, that even his enemies were forced to the confession
that “they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful.”
Honored by men with the responsibilities of state and with the secrets of
kingdoms bearing universal sway, Daniel was honored by God as His ambas-
sador, and was given many revelations of the mysteries of ages to come. His
wonderful prophecies, as recorded by him in chapters 7 to 12 of the book bearing
his name, were not fully understood even by the prophet himself; but before
his life labors closed, he was given the blessed assurance that “at the end of
the days”—in the closing period of this world’s history—he would again be
permitted to stand in his lot and place....
We may, like Daniel and his fellows, live for that which is true and noble and
enduring. And learning in this life the principles of the kingdom of our Lord
and Saviour, ... we may be prepared at His coming to enter with Him into its
possession
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Ibid., 546-548
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