One of the most thrilling stories of the Bible is the story of Daniel in the lion’s den.
King Darius had 120 princes and Daniel was made leader of all of them. Three of them went against him by telling lies to the king but they had no proof. One day the three princes came up with a new idea to try to get rid of Daniel. They told the king to sign a decree as follows: “All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, and counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions. Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.” Daniel 6:7–8
Daniel heard that the king signed the decree but he went home, opened his window, and still prayed to God three times a day as he normally did every day. He would not let a decree stop him praying to God. All the princes saw him praying and they ran to tell the king. The king was so sad when he realized that he had been deceived by his own princes into getting rid of Daniel. King Darius , however, had no choice and ordered that Daniel be thrown into the lion’s den.
The night with the lions had begun and Daniel was not afraid and continued to pray. Did God hear Daniel? Of course he did! God always hears our prayers. He sent an Angel to protect Daniel from the lions by shutting their mouths. The lions did not hurt Daniel at all.
“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” God will help us in all of our struggles if we just pray.” Psalm 91:11
We should never think that we are alone. If we are faithful and serve the Lord, His Angels are always by our side. Amen.
Marcus Newby