Well, I would say this is one story of Daniel that most people are familiar with, including me. I was struck by the qualities of Daniel that were described in this chapter.
When people tried to find grounds for charges against Daniel they couldn't because of his "exceptional qualities."
When a law was put in place to forbid anyone from praying for anyone besides the king Daniel didn't pray in secret, he didn't pray by himself or in hiding. He immediately went home and prayed, "giving thanks to his God...and asking God for help."
Even the king was trying to save Daniel against the law he put in place. "The king said to Daniel, "May your God, whom you serve continually, rescue you."
And that's exactly what God did; shut the mouths of the lion, keeping Daniel safe, and turning the king into a believer...
The decree from the king:
For he is the living God
and he endures forever;
his kingdom will not be destroyed,
his dominion will never end.
He rescues and he saves;
he performs signs and wonders
in the heavens and on the earth.
He has rescued Daniel
from the power of the lions.
How cool is Daniel? That is the second king that has seen Daniel live and become a believer of the one true God.
I pray my life can stand as such a testimony. That I will serve continually, trust, and obey my God without fail and in doing so shine the light of Christ for all to see.
