I like chapter 6 of Daniel. What an awesome account. A few things stood out for me this time round after reading it....
1. Daniel loved God - he just kept on praying and standing up for God no matter what the cost. Daniel 6:10 is great, it says that when Daniel found out about the new laws forbidding him to pray to anyone other than the king, he just kept doing it 'like he did aforetime'. Situations didn't phase him the slightest. He kept God his priority.
2. Daniel's testimony was strong - everyone noticed it. The king loved him for it, others hated him for it. But Dan just kept his light shining. When the king was forced to send Danny boy into the lion's den - he said to him in verse 16 'Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee'.
3. God was (and always will be) in control - the lion's didn't touch Dan at all. They left him there. I have always kinda thought that perhaps these lions were just docile, but what is most amazing is that when the baddies were thrown into the lions' den afterwards, their bodies didn't even touch the floor before the lions finished them for tea. Crazy. Not docile at all. Would have been cool to have experienced that though (sitting with the lions - not being eaten).
When Daniel sat, within the hungry lion's den,
Nobody thought, that there was any hope for him,
But all night long, the lion's never took a bite,
God took away, their appetite
When you believe, you shall receive
There's not a trouble or care that Jesus can't relieve,
For He is just the same today,
All you have to do is trust and pray,
Believe, you just believe!
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