The man knew of the violence in this city and figured the people were so bad, they didn’t deserve to hear the warning of the pending disaster. Let them die, he thought. Because there was nothing appealing about his assignment or the people to whom he was to deliver the warning, he secretly decided to forgo the assignment altogether.
Category: obedience
Dare to be Different
The other government officials were intensely jealous of Daniel. One of the officials said, “We will never find any basis for charge against this man unless it has something to do with the law of his God.”
What is a Reasonable Time?
So what is a reasonable time to be under judgment? A few months? A couple of years? The answer is: as long as it takes for a person or a nation to humble themselves, and pray and seek God’s face, and turn from their wicked ways.