Serving Like Daniel

As he came near to the den where Daniel  was, he cried out in a tone of anguish. The king declared to Daniel, "O  Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually,  been able to deliver you from the lions?" Then King Darius wrote to  all the peoples, nations, and languages that dwell in all the earth: "Peace  be multiplied to you. I make a decree, that in all my royal dominion people  are to tremble and fear before the God of Daniel, for he is the living  God, enduring forever; his kingdom shall never be destroyed, and his dominion  shall be to the end. He delivers and rescues; he works signs and wonders  in heaven and on earth, he who has saved Daniel from the power of the lions."  Daniel 6:20, 25-27, ESV

Today I wanted to focus on the  phrase "whom you serve continually." In previous posts, I have  mentioned the concept of doing everything as onto the Lord. Whether we  are working, playing, resting, ministering, or whatever else it might be,  our hearts and spirits should always be reaching out to him in an attitude  of reverential and worship fear of him, an attitude that says that "in  him we live and move and have our being" (Acts 17:28)

The passage above refers to the  king of Babylon, whom Daniel was supposed to be working for. However, note  that this king is very aware that Daniel did not serve him. Darius acknowledged  that Daniel served the God of Israel as his ultimate master, through the  service he provided for him. Daniel served God at the place where God had  placed him, by doing everything as onto Him, to bring Him glory, and doing  the best work he could. For Daniel, it was in an advisory position to king  Darius. Where has God placed you to serve Him and bring Him glory?

Today I want to ask you two questions:

Are the people you work with/for  as aware of whom you serve as the king of Babylon was sure of whom  Daniel worked for?

Why or Why not?

Lord, help us to become your servants  in such a way that everyone we come into contact with, everyone we work  with/for, will know that we serve YOU ALONE, not money, ourselves, or anything  else. Use us in such a way that those that do not know you may proclaim  praises to you, just as king Darius did, by witnessing our lives and work.  Let us do everything for your glory. Thank you for your amazing grace,  use us to extend that same grace and love onto the lost that are in our  lives. In Jesus' name, Amen.