My God and My Country

Word of God

Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth from the mouth of God

Matthew 4:4

 The Book of Daniel 6:4 

4 Wherefore the rulers and governors sought an occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom: but they could find none occasion nor fault: for he was so faithful that there was no blame nor fault (See 1 Peter 2:13-15, 3:15-17; Titus 3:1-2) found in him.

Brethren:

We must take notice of it, to the glory of God, that, though Daniel was now very old,  yet he was as able as ever for business both in body and mind, and that he who had continued faithful to his religion through all the temptations of the foregoing reigns in a new government was as much respected as ever. He kept in by being an oak, not by being a willow, by a constancy in virtue, not by a pliableness to vice. Such honesty is the best policy, for it secures a reputation; and those who thus honour God he will honour. What a good man he was, and an excellent spirit was in him. Likewise he was faithful to every trust, dealt fairly between the sovereign and the subject, and took care that neither should be wronged, so that there was no error, or fault, to be found in him. He was not only not chargeable with any treachery or dishonesty, but not even with any mistake or indiscretion. He never made any blunder, nor had any occasion to plead inadvertency or forgetfulness for his excuse. This is recorded for an example to all that are in places of public trust to approve themselves both careful and conscientious, that they may be free, not only from fault, but from error, not only from crime, but from mistake. What ill-will was borne him, both for his greatness and for his goodness. The presidents and princes envied him because he was advanced above them, and probably hated him because he had a watchful eye upon them and took care they should not wrong the government to enrich themselves.  See here then that the cause of envy, is every thing that is good. Therefore the effects of envy is everything that is bad. Solomon complains of it as a vexation that for every right work a man is envied of his neighbor (See Ecclesiastes 4:4), that the better a man is the worse he is thought of by his rivals. 

So, we come to crossroads in our lives. Should we, brethren conduct ourselves in the ways of the world, or in the ways of God? Surely, the latter should be more preferable. For who can find fault in an honest and god fearing man? His ways are the ways of the Lord. To act in all things in the ways of righteousness and honesty as best as our abilities may carry us.  In this we remain blameless before all men.