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Daniel 6:7-10 NLT We are all in agreement—we administrators, officials, high officers, advisers, and governors—that the king should make a law that will be strictly enforced. Give orders that for the next thirty days any person who prays to anyone, divine or human—except to you, Your Majesty—will be thrown into the den of lions. And now, Your Majesty, issue and sign this law so it cannot be changed, an official law of the Medes and Persians that cannot be revoked.” So King Darius signed the law. But when Daniel learned that the law had been signed, he went home and knelt down as usual in his upstairs room, with its windows open toward Jerusalem. He prayed three times a day, just as he had always done, giving thanks to his God.

There’s a rebellion that’s righteous. That rebellion goes against laws, values, and societal norms that are contrary to God’s word. For Daniel, he acted rebelliously when he was told he couldn’t pray to God. After hearing about the unrighteous law, he continued to pray as he always did.

For us, our rebellion may be staying in our hotel room on a business trip instead of getting drunk with our coworkers. We may appear antisocial, but we’re honoring God. We may have to operate in rebellion if we’re the only person in the group who chooses not to lie to get out of a bad situation.

Like Daniel, we don’t have to be afraid of the consequences of not going along with the crowd. As we honor God by making the right decisions, we can let God fight our battles.