Daniel: Gods control amidst Babylon (Daniel 1:2)

It says here in verse two that Nebuchadnezzar was given Jerusalem. He was permitted by the Lord to take it, take the people, take the king, take the temple and all of its treasures. He could not do anything without Gods permission. This will turn out to be an awesome lesson in the book of Daniel. It looks like Satan is winning, because out of hundreds of thousands of Israelites only 4 apparently stood for him in the beginning. 4 young people. We are living in an age in which the king of Babylon, Satan, is about to emerge. We see his influence everywhere. Satan and world powers could not do this, unless God allowed it. He is allowing it in order that he might produce some thing, and that he might bring his eternal purpose to fruition. In the process he is going to call saints to overcome in these last days. Most believers will probably stay engaged with the world, but the Lord is going to get his victory, and bring about his plan by using, maybe just a few Overcomer’s. He needs all of us to overcome, but young people are the vitality, the reality, and the testimony that needs to be seen in these last days. We as parents and grandparents, instead of longing for our children to be successful in this world, economically, professionally, athletically, etc. But if. we need to long for them to overcome this age, find Christ, and forsake all else to be a testimony on the earth for Jesus. He may use all of that other stuff, but if Christ is not the life of young people they will be sucked up into this age . Oh, Lord, give us young people like Daniel, who will stand for you, overcome this, Babylonians age, and bear forth a testimony in the church up until Your coming. When young people clearly stand in such a Babylonish age this is precious to all of us, and it is certainly precious to the Lord. We pray for our children and our grandchildren in these last days. Amen.