And they served

Then the king interviewed them, and among them all none was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; therefore they served before the king. And in all matters of wisdom and understanding about which the king examined them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers who were in all his realm.  – Daniel 1.19-20

Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah passed the test. From there they went on to an interview with the king. When he was done the king found that there was no one in the land like these four men. They were wiser and smarter than anyone else and they were ten times better than the magicians and astrologers he had been depending on.

What a strange things for members of this displaced nation to be serving in the king’s government. It wasn’t a matter of happenstance. God had a plan for them. God’s plan was for His people to make a difference no matter where they were – even if they were being held captive.

All it took for it to happen was willing servants. Sure they were servants of the king but they we also servants of God doing His work in the most unexpected of places.

God is of course still looking to servants today. In our strange where we are strangers and pilgrims we can and moan about how hard it is to be a Christian is such a lost world, or we can step up and serve. We can be a part of our community and stand for our God as we serve Him and as we serve others.