Tues.’s Devo - Be Brave and Love

Read: Daniel 1:1-2:23; 1 Peter 3:8-4:6; Ps. 119:65-80; Pr. 28:14 I don’t think we are ever told Daniel’s lineage but he must have been of noble birth since the king took children who were from the king and the princes’ families. Also, the fact that he was so intelligent and educated spoke of royal blood. Daniel had such diplomacy and conviction. He was the one who spoke up about the kind of food they ate and the one who negotiated for time when they were to be killed along with all the other astrologers and magicians. Don’t you know the astrologers and magicians loved Daniel because he saved their lives. God set Daniel up to be noticed and exalted but if Daniel had been afraid to speak up he would have died along with all his friends. Daniel didn’t turn circumstances over to “God’s will” but fought for what he believed and for his own destiny. Life is full of risks and you have to have the spirit of God to know which ones to take. Taking the easy road is not always God’s way. He is not afraid of obstacles or the unknown because nothing is unknown to Him. Peter exhorts us to love one another and treat others with honor and respect. Be imitators of Christ who suffered doing right in order to save us from our sins. When Jesus died he preached salvation to the spirits in the prison houses in the realm of death. (3:19; 4:6) The eight people that were saved from the flood during the days of Noah were a type of us being baptized into life, saving us from the flood of sin and death. Peter ends by exhorting us once again to love one another because love covers a multitude of sins. Lord, you remind us over and over that love is the main thing. Help us to love You and all your creation.