Observation: Darius the Persian King is amazed by Daniel's faithfulness, and by God's goodness. Even though Darius was tricked into passing a law that made it illegal to pray to anyone but himself--a law which Daniel, a faithful Jew, broke by praying to God three times a day--God has shut the mouths of the lions in the cave where Daniel was forced to spend the night. Because of Daniel's faith, the whole world hears from Darius about God.
Application: I needed to hear this passage today, because it reminds me that our faith shines through the strongest when life is the hardest. We may not always feel very brave in our Christian witness, or confident that God is with us through thick and thin, but the fact is, God can show the world a whole lot through our lives, when we just take it one day at a time, and do the next right thing. Faith in God got Daniel into the lion's den, but it also got him out.
Prayer: God, help me be faithful like Daniel, one day at a time. In Jesus' name, Amen.
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