Text: Daniel 5:11-14; Daniel 6:1-4 & Others.
Because Daniel was excellent, he was promoted. Someone once said, "We are what we repeatedly do. It is not an act. It is a habit." Excellence is something we cultivate.
In order to achieve excellence, we must examine our choices and select the best. What we choose to pick up will shape our degree of excellence.
Cookies made with real butter, chocolate chips, and vanilla taste better than those made with inferior ingredients. They might be passable, but they're not the same as the real thing. We might have a choice between something good and something excellent. What we choose will determine the quality of the product.
In Luke 24:13-45, Jesus asked the two men on the road to Emmaus what they're talking about. Lack of belief results in slowness of heart. Our view of what goes on around us changes. If you want to be excellent, make sure you avoid talking fear, doubt, and sickness.
The friends you surround yourself with will impact on your excellence. In I Corinthians 15:33, we're told evil company corrupts good habits. Romans 15:24 talks about how Paul enjoyed the company of believers. I Corinth. 5:9-13 warns us not to keep company with immoral people in the church.
Excellence is worth pursuing! Are you choosing what's excellent?
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