I Wanna Go Home | Daniel 3:8-18
Sermon Summary:
Our readings this week focus on God’s people in exile in the land of Babylon. In reality, God’s people have always been in exile. From the time of exile from the Garden of Eden, up to our current day, we are exiles in a strange land. We long to go home! As we live in exile, we have several different choices for how to live. We could compromise. Or we could revolt! Or, we could choose a third way, which is the way Daniel and his friends live in exile–they are loyal as far as they can be, but they are also subversive. This is also the way of Jesus in the Gospels. This is the way we are called to live today. And as we struggle as strangers in a strange world, Christ is with us. He is with us in the fire and in the lions’ den. And eventually He will lead us to our home in His eternal kingdom.
God’s people have always been in exile.
When you are in exile, you have three ways you could go:
Compromise
Revolt
Loyalty and subversion
Daniel and his friends demonstrated loyalty and subversion in Babylon.
Jesus taught and demonstrated loyalty and subversion in His ministry.
How will we live as exiles today?
Jesus is with us in the fiery furnace and the lions’ den.
Jesus is our way home.
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