As we press into our understanding of ourselves as the people of God and seek to live out that identity, it is helpful to look at Biblical examples of this struggle playing out in real life. The first chapter of Daniel provides such an opportunity for reflection. In this narrative account, we see forces and influences which threaten the identity and purpose of God’s people, and examples in the lives of Daniel of how a Godly identity and purpose can be maintained amid such temptations and opposition.