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  document.writeln("<span class=\"body\"><b><span class=\"headings2\"><span class=\"actsititle\">Like-Minded Friends </span></span></b><br>");
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document.writeln("&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Daniel spoke with the attendant\'€¦ \"Please test us for ten days");
document.writeln("on a diet of vegetables and water,\" Daniel said. \"At the end of the ten days,");
document.writeln("see how we look compared to the other young men who are eating the king\'€™s food\"\'€¦");
document.writeln("At the end of ten days, Daniel and his three friends looked healthier and");
document.writeln("better nourished than the young men who had been eating the food assigned by");
document.writeln("the king.</span><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">1<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>");
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document.writeln("&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah were four young men");
document.writeln("who had been taken captive by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. These young men");
document.writeln("were of Judah\'€™s royal family of nobility, and were strong, healthy,");
document.writeln("good-looking, and intelligent. The King ordered them to be trained for three");
document.writeln("years in the language and literature of Babylon and had assigned them food and");
document.writeln("wine from his own kitchens. Once their training was completed, they would enter");
document.writeln("the royal service. However, the conviction these young men had, and their faithfulness");
document.writeln("and obedience to the Lord was priority from the start. They chose not to contaminate");
document.writeln("themselves with the unacceptable foods being offered to them, and in the end");
document.writeln("proved to be healthier than their fellow trainees. Because of their obedience");
document.writeln("to God, they were blessed with an unusual aptitude for understanding every");
document.writeln("aspect of literature and wisdom, and Daniel was given the special ability to");
document.writeln("interpret dreams (Dan. 1:17). They faced some extreme consequences because of");
document.writeln("their obedience, but God was their protector through it all. <o:p></o:p></span></p>");
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document.writeln("&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Like Daniel and his friends, we, too, are told not to \'€ścontaminate\'€ť");
document.writeln("our bodies with all that is offered in this world. Romans 12:1-2 says, \'€śI plead");
document.writeln("with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them");
document.writeln("be a living and holy sacrifice \'€&#8220; the kind he will find acceptable\'€¦ Do not copy");
document.writeln("the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new");
document.writeln("person by changing the way you think\'€¦\'€ť From experience I have learned that it");
document.writeln("is easier to abstain from all the temptations of this world when you surround");
document.writeln("yourself with like-minded people who are also trying to serve and please God above");
document.writeln("all else. Even when it is hard to stand for what is right, it is always worth");
document.writeln("it to obey God. Nothing can compare to a life blessed by God! <o:p></o:p></span></p>");
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document.writeln("&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Suggested prayer: Dear God, please give me friends that");
document.writeln("will walk with me in obedience to Your Word. Help me never conform to the");
document.writeln("customs of this world, even if \'€śeveryone else is doing it\'€ť. Help me make a");
document.writeln("difference for good and honor you with my life. Thank you for hearing and answering");
document.writeln("my prayer. In the name of Jesus I pray, amen. <o:p></o:p></span></p>");
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document.writeln("1:11-13, 15. <o:p></o:p></span></p>");
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document.writeln("&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Today\'€™s Encounter was written by: Crystal B. <o:p></o:p></span></p>");
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