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Lions. They are considered
ferocious predators and known as
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the king of the jungle. A very
popular song goes like this:
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In the jungle, the mighty
jungle the lion sleeps tonight.
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But in actual fact lions don't
live in the jungle at all. They
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live on grass lands in Savannah.
These majestic animals are part
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of the big cat family. They are
the second largest of the big
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cat family and live in groups
called prides. The female lions
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hunt while the males patrol the
territory and protect the pride.
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Now lions can run up to speeds
of 80 km/hr when chasing their
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prey. They chase zebra, antelope
wildebeests and other animals
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that cross their paths when they
are on the hunt. Lions need to
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eat about eight kilograms of
food every day which means they
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spend a lot of their
waking time thinking about food.
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The splendid male lion can weigh
up to about 200 kilos and is
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nearly three meters in length
and they are the only big cats
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with a mane. The female lion
is smaller and weighs about 130
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kilos. One of the greatest
sounds of the African night is
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the lion's roar. Now a roar is
a sign of dominance and a signal
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of the lion's power and strength
so the louder the roar the
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better. In fact, a lion's
roar can be heard up to eight
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kilometers away. Lions use their
impressive roar to warn rivals
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and to instill fear into all who
hear it. Lions used to run all
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over the middle east and one
thing is for sure; you wouldn't
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want to get too close to a
hungry lion. But that was the
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fate of an elderly man who lived
in Babylon 2600 years ago. In
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fact he found himself in a den
of hungry lions and survived.
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How did he do it? How did he
survive the lions' den? What's
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the secret of his bravery and
courage? Well, today we're going
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to take a close look at this old
lion tamer, Daniel and discover
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his secret of inner strength
that will provide us with the
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key to surviving the challenges
of modern life and more
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importantly, the end time. His
amazing story will inspire and
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encourage you.
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It's one thing to hear the roar
of danger off in the distance or
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far in the future. It's one
thing to make promises to God
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in a safe and calm here
and now, but what if that roar
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suddenly
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erupted in your face right now?
What if your faith was tested by
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the fiery gaze of a lion? Would
you be able to stay committed?
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Well I'd like to tell you about
a man who stood very much alone
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in a time of widespread
corruption, a man who was tested
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by the roar of danger up close.
His career took him to the
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courts of the Medo-Persian
empire during the reign of King
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Darius. The man, Daniel,
was considered by many to be a
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prophet.
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Our story begins with the
destruction of the sacred city
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of Jerusalem during a series of
fierce battles that started in
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605 B.C., just over 2600 years
ago. The greatest empire of the
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ancient world, Babylon, attacked
and plundered the nation of
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Judah, luting the temple and
carrying of many of the sacred
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golden vessels. Daniel was
captured and with the cream of
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the city's youth he was carried
off to Babylon as a war hostage.
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By a remarkable turn of events
he eventually rose to a position
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of trust under
King Nebuchadnezzar.
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His unique character is
demonstrated by this remarkable
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fact. Daniel survived the
fall of one empire and its
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replacement by another. He stood
by the Babylonian king and the
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Persian monarch who conquered
him. Not many people are valued
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enough to make that kind of
transition. In the kingdom of
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Medo-Persia Daniel became what
we would call the first vice
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president. The book of Daniel
records this remarkable story.
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Notice what it says in
chapter six verses one to three:
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Notice that Darius made his 120
bureaucrats accountable to the
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three administrators so that he
might not suffer loss. Bribery,
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extortion and fraud were as much
a problem in the ancient world
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as they are now. Many of
the officials who had managed to
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occupy positions of influence
were interested only in
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furthering their own careers.
They tended to pocket a good
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portion of whatever tax money
passed through their hands and
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they often enriched themselves
at the expense of the King by
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keeping false financial records.
Daniel's responsibility was to
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see that the books were kept
honestly. He was supposed to
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deal with corruption in the
court and apparently he did a
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very good job because he
distinguished himself by his
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integrity. So Darius wanted to
entrust the whole kingdom into
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Daniel's hands. Daniel was on
his way to becoming the second
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most powerful man in the
Medo-Persian empire. But not
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everybody was pleased with this.
Some very much wanted to keep
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the status quo. They wanted to
keep enriching themselves with
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government funds and this
strange Hebrew who didn't fit
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in, the man always intent on
straightening things out, he was
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now going to be elevated to
a position over them. They just
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couldn't let that happen.
They couldn't handle it. So they
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huddled together in a
quiet palace passageway and they
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planned a strategy. How could
they move Daniel out of the
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picture. Darius trusted him
implicitly so they thought why
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not find grounds for charges
against him in his handling of
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the government affairs. These
officials set about to dig for
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dirt and they dug long and hard.
But they came up empty. Not even
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a hint of corruption. Not even a
trace of negligence. Daniel was
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not the kind of man who wears
his religion like a cloak that
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he can take off when
circumstances seem to require
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it. Daniel's faith went to
the _but that was it. Somebody
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finally realized how to get him,
his faith. The Bible tells us
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what these men concluded. Notice
Daniel chapter 6 and verse 5:
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Daniel could not be bought off.
He could not be blackmailed.
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There was only one way to get
rid of him and that was to enact
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a law that would put Daniel in
the position of disobeying his
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God. Now the book of Daniel
not only gives us prophecies
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regarding the future, the end
time. It also shows us how to
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survive the final crisis. You
know, it's interesting to note
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that Daniel's enemies decided
to attack him through the law of
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his God. Specifically in this
case they decided to test him
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regarding the commandment to
worship God and God alone. So
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one day the conspirators arrived
at the palace and presented King
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Darius with a very flattering
proposal. We read about it again
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in Daniel the 6th chapter,
this time in verses 6 and 7.
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These men suggested a sort
of King Darius month, a 30-day
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period in which
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everyone would honor the
monarch exclusively. Well
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naturally Darius took a liking
to the idea. Such spontaneous
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devotion from his chief
administrators. That was nice
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to hear, after all his problems
with their dishonesty. So he
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signed the decree into law, an
irrevocable, unchangeable decree
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that carried the death penalty.
The trap was set! Sooner or
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later Daniel was bound to fall
into it. They would catch him
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worshiping his own God during
the next 30 days and bring the
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king's decree down on his own
head. Now think about that for a
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moment. What if the simple act
of praying was made a criminal
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offense. It might seem a simple
easy act to worship the God of
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heaven and earth in the privacy
of your own home. But what if it
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were made a criminal offense?
What if to worship the true God
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made staring into the face
of a hungry lion. That sort of
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changes the picture doesn't it?
What faith, what courage, what
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commitment to God. This
man's response to the threat is
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recorded in Daniel
chapter 6 and verse 10:
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What a remarkable act of
devotion. Daniel could have
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tried to hide his religion.
He could have tried to go along
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with the decree. Surely God
would understand if he took a
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break from his worship routine.
After all, he'd been so faithful
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before. But now he prayed toward
Jerusalem by the window just as
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he had done before. There's a
beautiful testament of courage
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in that simple act. Decree or no
decree, Daniel was going to give
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his ultimate allegiance to
the God of heaven and earth.
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There's something else
that impresses me about Daniel's
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praying. He wasn't in a panic
begging God to give him a way
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out of the dilemma. He wasn't
a desperate man. It wasn't a
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desperate prayer. It was a
prayer of thanksgiving. That's
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what it says. Daniel was giving
thanks to his God as was his
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custom. This tells me something
about this man's religion. It
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shows me why it stood the test
of time during a crisis. Daniel
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treasured his relationship with
his Lord. To him that was most
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important, the most important
thing in his life. He was
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thankful for the privilege of
communicating with the Almighty.
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That was worth any price. A
religion of convenience isn't
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going to make it when we find
ourselves in a real pressure
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situation. Nor is it going to
make it when things really get
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tough now or in the future.
Religion as a once-a-week
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supplement to our lives just
isn't going to make it. Only a
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relationship with God, a God
that we value above all else is
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going to stand. Like Daniel the
great reformer John Huss based
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his life on obedience to his
Lord. When Huss was condemned
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to be burnt alive at the
stake he had to undergo what was
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called the ceremony of
degradation. Church dignitaries
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at the scene publicly stripped
his identity as a priest and as
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a Christian. First the cup
of communion was taken from his
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hands and the dignitaries
denounced Huss. He responded by
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saying, I hope to drink from the
cup in the kingdom of God. Next
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the officials removed his
garments one by one pronouncing
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in each instance the appropriate
curse. Huss replied that he was
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quite willing to suffer
shame for the name of the Lord.
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Finally a tall paper crown was
placed on his head. It pictured
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three devils fighting for the
position of his soul and read
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this is an arch heretic. The
bishops entoned a final curse:
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We commit your soul to the Devil
John Huss calmly replied and I
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commit it to the most merciful
Lord Jesus Christ. What this
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courageous man expressed was
this: You can take everything
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away from me, you can degrade
me publicly, but you can't take
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away the most precious thing
in my life, my relationship with
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the Lord Jesus Christ. And
that's the kind of testimony
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that Daniel made even under the
threat of certain death in the
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lion's den. He still treasured
communicating with his Lord. He
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would not betray that
relationship. Well needless to
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say, his enemies spotted him
praying and rushed into court
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with the news that someone
was not celebrating King Darius
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month properly. When he learned
who it was the King was dismayed
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He realized he'd been tricked
into signing the death warrant
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of the one man
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in his empire who he trusted
completely. But his hands were
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tied. The law could not
be revoked. Let's read what
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happened in Daniel
chapter 6 verses 16 and 17.
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Now let me ask you, how would
you feel if you were thrown into
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the lion's den and told I hope
your God may rescue you somehow?
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That might not be much comfort
to any of us. Well the grate was
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closed and the stone was lowered
into place overhead sealing
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Daniel in with those hungry
beasts and appeared to seal his
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fate. Not many would expect
to survive the night in a den of
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lions and there'd be absolutely
no chance of spending a restful
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night in there. But here's the
fascinating thing. King Darius
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was the one who tossed and
turned all night in his palace.
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He lost his appetite
and couldn't eat a bite.
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He dismissed his attendant.
Darius was filled with guilt and
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anguish over what had happened.
He was genuinely concerned for
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Daniel and had a great affection
and respect for him. He couldn't
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sleep at all that night. Now
Darius already knew of Daniel's
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God and he had some inkling that
he could intervene on Daniel's
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behalf. So at the crack of dawn
he called his attendants and
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they rushed to the lion's den.
King Darius was stressed and
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impatient. He impatiently told
the guards to hurry up and open
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the entrance to the den. He'd
had a dreadful night and now
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he was desperate to know
what had happened to Daniel.
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He called out to Daniel
wondering if there would be any
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response. Daniel just had a nice
quiet evening in the company of
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the lions. He probably fell fast
asleep with his head against one
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of those big cats. How did he
do that? How did he remains calm
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and relaxed in the lion's den?
Well that's what King Darius
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wanted to know as he helped his
friend out of the lion's den and
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gratefully embraced him. How did
he survive? Well first of all
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because he had his mind fixed
on God, the God who can give us
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peace in the midst of
terrible circumstances and most
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importantly as Daniel told
Darius, My God sent his angel
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and he shut the lions' mouths.
Daniel believed in a God who's
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sovereign over all, sovereign
over history. He could turn the
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captivity of Israel into
a blessing. Sovereign over
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individual lives, he had saved
Daniel's three friends from the
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fiery furnace and used him
as a witness in a heathen land.
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Sovereign over every situation.
God could tame the lions in the
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darkness of the den. Remember
the angel that came down to shut
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the lions' mouths was coming
from the creator, the one who
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made these magnificent
creatures in the first place.
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He was their master. With the
Creator's authority that angel
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could've made the lions do just
about anything. God took care of
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his man in a time of crisis. And
we have a promise of the same
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kind of protection. Listen to
what it says here in Psalm 91:
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Isn't that reassuring? God
promises us the same kind of
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protection that he provided
for Daniel. One cold winter day
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toward the end of World War II
an elderly woman walked out of
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what seemed even worse than a
lion's den. She was leaving the
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Ravensbruck concentration camp
where countless human beings had
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been systematically starved and
worked to death. As the heavy
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gates closed behind her, Corrie
Ten Boom could hardly believe
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that she was alive and free.
Corrie had been arrested by the
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Nazis for hiding Jews in
own home. She and her family
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believe in a God who gives
refuge to all and they committed
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themselves to this dangerous
work. This quiet matron in her
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50s had not imagined she could
survive the horrors of the labor
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camp. But God had sustained her
during the ordeal. Corrie saw
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many women brutalized at
Ravensbruck, many perished,
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including her dear sister
Betsie. But many of those woman
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died with the name of Jesus
on their lips because of the
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witness of those two sisters.
And those women, Corrie wrote,
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were well worth all our
suffering. Finally as a result
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of what turned out to be
a clerical error, Corrie was
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released. One week later, can
you imagine it, a week after her
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release, all the women her age
at Ravensbruck were gassed. As
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she walked out of this lion's
den, the place of unspeakable
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suffering, Corrie had learned
something invaluable. This is
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the testimony she would give
all over the world. There is no
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place on earth so dark, so deep
that God's love is not deeper
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still. Yes Daniel discovered
that God's love is deep enough
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to penetrate that stone sealing
the lion's den. He found his God
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to be a very present help
in trouble because Daniel had
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always been very present with
his Lord. You might be dealing
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with your own personal den of
lions right now. Just remember
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that the same Lord who delivered
Daniel will deliver you too.
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Daniel had confidence in God in
the midst of the lion's den and
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that same God can shut the
mouths of the problems called
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lions in your own life. If you'd
like God to do that for you, why
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not ask him right now as
we pray? Dear heavenly Father,
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thank you for giving us the
example of Daniel in the lion's
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den. Thank you for your promise
to stand by us as we face the
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challenges of life. We want to
trust you more completely today.
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Our aim is to please you and
always stand true for you just
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like Daniel. Accept
our commitment now in the
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name of our Savior
Jesus Christ, Amen.
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