“Resolve” is “a resolution, determination, steadfastness, grit, tenacity, doggedness, firmness and/or persistence.” Resolve makes a decision or takes a stand. As we study Daniel and his Jewish friends living in exile in Babylon, we see what a difference taking a godly stand can make. They had impeccable credentials, while many others in the Bible showed resolve but had some serious lapses: Abraham, Moses, David, Solomon, Hezekiah, Elijah, John the Baptist and Peter. We love the uncompromising resolve of: Joseph, Ruth, Hannah, Mordecai and Esther, Jeremiah, Isaiah, Nehemiah, Paul and Jesus. Whether we have lapses or stay true to the end, we all have influence. Let’s make ours count.