Text : By faith these people......shut the mouths of lions.
Some heroes of faith like Samson, Daniel and David literally shut the mouths of lions, put to flight every works of the devil and enforce God's kingdom within their circle of influence. (Judges 14:14, 1 Sam 17:34 & 35).
Daniel's enemy had successfully dragged him into serious problems with King Darius, and this has led to his imprisonment in the Den of lions. (Daniel 6:17).
While our Lord Jesus is the Lion of the tribe of Judah, our adversary the devil, (though not the lion) but he also roars like a lion, walking about and looking for whom to devour. You must know that your adversary is always :
1. Walking about and
2. Looking for whom to devour. (1Peter 5:8)
You shall not be devoured in Jesus name!
Daniel was thrown into the Lion's den in order to be devoured but he silenced the mouths of the lions by Faith.
While preparing to throw Daniel into the prison, the king said to him
“....May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you !” Dan 6:16.
After Daniel had stayed in the Den of lions for some hours, the King came to the Den and asked again:
“O Daniel, servant of the living God, _has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?_ ” Daniel 6:20
The king earlier prayed that Daniel's God whom he serves continually will deliver him from the lion's den, but this second timet, it's a question for Daniel.The king wanted to know if Daniel's God whom he serves has been able to deliver him from the Den of lion.
*There will always be situations that will question the ingenuity of your faithfulness, service to God and the potency of His presence in your life. May you not be found wanting at such times.*
This is the reason you must know who and what you believe in. Paul said I know whom I believed.
"...nevertheless I am not ashamed: for *I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day (2 Timothy 1:12).*
*You cannot do or experience great exploit if you do not know the one whom you believe.* Daniel 11:32
We shall see tommorrow how Daniel was able to prove his God as the only true living God to King Darius and in every dominion of his kingdom.
Bible Reading : Daniel 6:1-28.
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