The Marks of an Excellent Spirit

“because an excellent spirit was in him.” (Dan 6:3 ESV)

• Faithfulness-“because he was faithful, and no error or fault was found in him.” (Dan 6:4 ESV)
  
• Persecution-“Then these men came by agreement and found Daniel making petition and plea before his God. Then they came near and said before the king, concerning the injunction, “O king! Did you not sign an injunction, that anyone who makes petition to any god or man within thirty days except to you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions?” The king answered and said, “The thing stands fast, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be revoked.”” (Dan 6:11-12 ESV)
  
• Worship-“he went to his house where he had windows in his upper chamber open toward Jerusalem. He got down on his knees three times a day and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he had done previously.” (Dan 6:10 ESV)
• Prayer-“and found Daniel making petition and plea before his God.” (Dan 6:11 ESV)
• Favor-“Then the king, when he heard these words, was much distressed and set his mind to deliver Daniel. And he labored till the sun went down to rescue hi” (Dan 6:14 ESV)““May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!”” (Dan 6:16 ESV)
• Trust in God-“because he had trusted in his God.” (Dan 6:23 ESV)
• Ultimate Deliverance-“Then the king was exceedingly glad, and commanded that Daniel be taken up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no kind of harm was found on him” (Dan 6:23 ESV)
• Authentic Prosperity- So this Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
  

Dear Lord make us people with excellent spirits!