Daniel 2:47 The king said to Daniel, ‘Surely your God is the God of gods and the Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries, for you were able to reveal this mystery.’

Daniel was another man who was willing to set his own life aside so that others would see that he wanted to serve God and God alone.

It takes a giant leap of faith to be able to step forward and put your life on the line just because you want others to know about God.

It takes a whole lot of trust to place your life on the line for others to see how you trust your God.

Both Ruth and Daniel stepped forward to be counted of God. Will you?

Ruth 1:16 But Ruth said, “Don’t press me to leave you and stop following you; for wherever you go, I will go; and wherever you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God will be my God.

What an amazing statement of faith by Ruth! In the ten years that she had spent with her husband, brother-in-law and mother-in-law she had learned about God.

Now she was standing firm and bringing glory to God; she wanted to be counted as one of God’s children just as she saw in Naomi.

Faith, respect and dependence all rolled up into one sentence that would speak volumes to the rest of the world.

Let us make a statement like Ruth, that we may be seen as humble, loving, kind, dependable and unmoving.

Luke 7:26 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

Jesus did not describe John the Baptist as an ordinary person but rather as “more than a prophet”!

That means that God held Him up as much more than just a person who was willing to go out and spread the Gospel.

God did not require that John was able to do many miracles or that he was a charismatic man who drew great crowds because of how he dressed or spoke…

God required a simple man to step forward and speak the truth.