11/11/2022 0 Comments Sermon on the book of daniel![]() ![]() It was like God had finally taken a break and couldn’t come to Daniel’s rescue on time. At last, the wicked administrators and the satraps got rid of Daniel forever. Ironically the decrees of a Persian king were unchangeable because he was thought to speak for the gods, who could never be wrong and thus never needed to change their minds!įinally, the enemy had their wildest dreams come true. But we do know that the situation because Daniel’s adversaries caught him in the act and not even the king himself, who gave the order could rescue Daniel from the Lions, (Daniel 6:11 12-18). Maybe Daniel also felt disappointed for a short while. Since Daniel prayed, anyone will expect God to rescue Daniel at once. Daniel endured the divine testĪnyone reading the book of Daniel for the first time would be surprised to know that God actually pushed Daniel over the cliff, before answering Daniel’s prayer. Let us not be like such people but learn to trust God for protection. Their true colors are exposed only when they have to deal with an adversary. Unfortunately, some people who openly profess that God is the source of their security actually have their security elsewhere. But he did not compromise, fought back, or ran away because God was the source of Daniel’s security. But it’s very sad that America trusts her weapons more than she trusts God today.ĭaniel’s life was in great danger. One day he received a nickel and it was the first time we both saw a US coin and were very happy to see the words “In God, we trust” engraved in it. ![]() Implications:Īs a child, my brother was used to collect coins issued in different countries. How could Daniel remain so calm when his life was under threat? As always God was the source of Daniel’s security (Daniel 1:8-16). But the same translation uses only one sentence to describe Daniel’s response (Daniel 6:10). The New International Version uses 10-13 sentences to describe the murderous plot against Daniel (Daniel 6:5-9). Can the people in our communities tell the same about us today? Let us not permit time, blessings, or the world to drive us away from the author of our blessings. In fact, Daniel’s adversaries themselves admitted that Daniel was blameless. Even after all those years the Bible still says he had an extraordinary spirit. He had lived in a community of unclean people and served under four pagan kings for approximately 67 years. He was 81-83 years old when he was thrown into the Den of Lions. Daniel was 15-16 years old when he was taken hostage and exiled to Babylon. Sometimes we take God’s blessings for granted and soon become corrupted from within. She spent the rest of that morning returning the papers to their owners. The following morning she was horrified to see the same dog sitting in front of her door, wagging its tail surrounded by eight newspapers. ![]() Impressed by the dog’s behavior she fed it with some treats. One morning when a woman opened the door to get her newspaper there was a little dog, which she had never seen before, with her paper in its mouth. A sign that God continued to reward Daniel for his faithfulness. Here we read that the king intended to promote Daniel further (Daniel 6:4). The power and the privileges Daniel enjoyed as an official in the king’s courtroom all these years could not corrupt him, (Daniel 6:1-2 3). Daniel maintained his standardsĪlthough Daniel has been serving in the Royal Courts for a very long time, still he had maintained the blameless life he and his friends exhibited in Daniel 1:8. This passage has five important Christian principles for us tonight. It is none other than the 6th chapter of the Book of Daniel or better known as the chapter in which he was thrown into the Den of Lions. In today’s sermon, I want to consider yet another famous passage in the Bible. ![]()
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