King Darius and Daniel were tricked by some government
officials that wanted to get Daniel in trouble.
When Daniel’s choice to pray to God was told to the king, the king was
sad because he loved and respected Daniel.
Yet Daniel had to be punished as the law said. He was thrown into the lion’s den.
I’ve never seen a lion’s den, but I have seen some things
and experienced some things that seem like a lion’s den. It would be a place where an attack or threat
of attack was happening. It is a place
where fear does away with any peace. It
is where death seems certain and pain is screaming toward you.
We have all been in some sort of lion’s den. How did we get out? How did we respond? God saved Daniel. Here is some of the story:
Daniel 6 NLT
19 Very early the next morning, the king got up and hurried
out to the lions’ den. 20 When
he got there, he called out in anguish, “Daniel, servant of the living God! Was
your God, whom you serve so faithfully, able to rescue you from the lions?”
21 Daniel answered, “Long live the
king! 22 My
God sent his angel to shut the lions’ mouths so that they would not hurt me,
for I have been found innocent in his sight. And I have not wronged you, Your
Majesty.” 23 The
king was overjoyed and ordered that Daniel be lifted from the den. Not a
scratch was found on him, for he had trusted in his God. 24 Then the king gave orders to
arrest the men who had maliciously accused Daniel. He had them thrown into the
lions’ den, along with their wives and children. The lions leaped on them and
tore them apart before they even hit the floor of the den. 25 Then King Darius sent this
message to the people of every race and nation and language throughout the
world:
“Peace and prosperity to you! 26 “I decree that everyone throughout my kingdom should
tremble with fear before the God of Daniel.
For he is the living God,
and he
will endure forever.
His kingdom will never be destroyed,
and his rule will
never end. 27 He
rescues and saves his people;
he performs miraculous signs and wonders
in the
heavens and on earth.
He has rescued Daniel
from the power of the lions.”
Daniel was saved by God.
The king was glad and even praised Daniel’s God. I want to share some thoughts from this story
as we might deal with other types of lion dens.
1. Determine your
position
Daniel knew where he stood with God and with the king, and
he wasn’t willing to compromise his faith in any situation. We need to do the same, trust God and live by
high standards.
2. Deal with your
circumstances
He didn’t moan or fight or cuss anyone out as he was being
thrown into the lion’s den. Deal with
where you are even if you have done nothing to deserve it. God can and will show up in your situation. The more you and I trust Him, the more our
God will do.
3. Delight in your God
Daniel was God’s man.
He knew what he believed. Daniel
pointed people to God before, during and after this event in his life. As we know God and trust Him, others will see
and know God and even meet God by how we deal with our lion’s den situations.
4. all De Glory goes to
God
Forgive me, I had to use another “D” in the points I
share. But honestly we must see that God
gets all the glory. Often people want to
pat us on the back, or we might want to even take some of the credit for ourselves. It all belongs to God.
The more we lean on God and trust God, the more we
will see God do. God is able to help us
through all kinds of lion’s den situations.
I love Daniel’s story. What’s
your story?
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