Scripture Reading: Daniel 4:28-7:12 Memory Verse: Daniel 6:10 When Daniel knew that the document had been signed, he went to his house where he had windows in his upper chamber open toward Jerusalem. He got down on his knees three times a day and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he had done previously. A praying saint is the devil’s greatest fear. He trembles when he sees the weakest sinner on his knees. Prayer works because God hears. Daniel would not bend to the laws of men. Daniel’s enemies asked King Darius to establish “an ordinance and enforce an injunction, that whoever makes petition to any god or man for thirty days, except to you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions” (6:7). Once the ordinance was signed, the king could revoke it. Daniel knew the ordinance, but he would not cease from prayer. He kept doing as he had previously, praying toward Jerusalem three times a day. His enemies brought him before a distressed Darius, and Daniel was thrown into the lion’s den. Darius sought to save him and could not find a way. His ordinance could not be revoked. When morning came, and the king called for Daniel. Then Daniel said to the king, “O king, live forever! My God sent his angel and shut the lions’ mouths, and they have not harmed me, because I was found blameless before him; and also before you, O king, I have done no harm” (6:21-22). The enemies of good and right will always find what they think are ways to punish the righteous, not realizing their evil will come back on them (6:24). Let us stand with Daniel for what is right and look to God for our deliverance. Prayer: “Oh Father, deliver me from the lions of my own time. Keep me from doubt and fear. May my heart trust in You to deliver. I know there is no God but You. In Jesus name I pray, Amen.” Thought Questions: Do I trust God? How valuable is your prayer life?
Posted on: Tue, 24 Sep 2013 19:02:56 +0000
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