"No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier." (2 Timothy 2:4).
"For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)" (2 Corinthians 10:3-4).
Brothers and sisters in Christ, Daniel and the faithful Hebrew men lived their lives for God, never wavering from their faith even when the rulers and their surroundings were evil. As a result, they obtained favor with man and, in their cases, were elevated in the kingdom to prominent positions.
The apostles Paul, Peter and others focused on serving and living for their Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. They did not involve themselves with the political or social causes of their day but, instead, taught the brethren to obey those that ruled over them and to live peaceably with all men, "if it be possible" (Romans 12). Their faithfulness not only resulted in their testifying before kings and rulers but also in their martyrdom.
No matter what was taking place around them, these men of God continued to testify to their cultures of their need to serve the living God, with the apostles testifying to the world (the lost) of their need for the Saviour. They all allowed God and the Holy Spirit to do Their work through their lives via their words and actions.
May we as Christians do the same and not allow ourselves to get distracted by the temporal things of this life, no matter how wicked or immoral those temporal things may be AND no matter what may befall us. Furthermore, may our words, actions and attitudes be such to where God can affectively use us to touch the lives of others.
That, my friends, is how God will be able to change lives and possibly even a culture -- one life at a time -- for the cause and in the name of Jesus.
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