Manna for Your Morning

Then the king gave orders, and Daniel was brought in and cast into the lions’ den. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “Your God whom you constantly serve will Himself deliver you.” — Daniel 6:21-23 (NASB1995) It was evident even to a pagan king that Daniel constantly served God. What a great witness and testimony! Nonetheless, Daniel was cast into the lions’ den for a night because he continued to kneel and pray and give thanks to his God, three times a day, after it had been forbidden by the king’s injunction. (See Daniel 6:10-12) At the break of day, the king went in haste to the lions’ den and found Daniel still among the living. Then Daniel spoke to the king, “O king, live forever! My God sent His angel and shut the lions’ mouths and they have not harmed me, inasmuch as I was found innocent before Him; and also toward you, O king, I have committed no crime.” Then the king was very pleased and gave orders for Daniel to be taken up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of t...

Then the LORD said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really have a child, now that I am old?’ Is anything too hard for the LORD?” — Genesis 18:13-14 (NIV) Even though Sarah was well past her childbearing years, God made her womb fruitful to produce a son. The LORD shut the mouths of the lions when Daniel was shut in a lion's den (Daniel 6:22). When Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were thrown into a blazing furnace, the LORD kept them from being burned and they didn't even smell like smoke (Daniel 3:27). Get in the habit of telling your problems, how BIG your God is. Nothing is too difficult for our great God!

So the king gave the order, and Daniel was brought to him and thrown into the lions’ den.  Daniel 6:16 (GW) Ever feel like you are in the lion's den, surrounded by the enemy? Daniel was thrown into the lions' den for praying and praising God. However, when he was taken out of the den, Daniel was completely unharmed because he trusted God (Daniel 6:23). Today, the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. But remember, He who is in you is GREATER than he who is in the world (1 John 4:4). And no weapon formed against you shall prosper (Isaiah 54:17). TRUST GOD!