Daniel was blessed by God for living righteously in unrighteous Babylon. Darris McNeely looks to the book of Daniel for guidance on standing for God in a modern-day Babylon.
Scripture contains examples of several kinds of fasts. Fasting temporarily denies the body the satisfaction of its physical needs. A Christian can bring spiritual things into sharper focus through fasting.
A prophet is one whom God has sent to speak for Him—declaring His will and judgment in the present and what is yet to come. Jesus of Nazareth, the greatest prophet who ever lived, proclaimed both.