God is with his children even in the lions’ den

By Pastor Vlad Makyeyev First Baptist Church

In chapter 6 of the book of Daniel in the Old Testament, God’s prophet refused to submit to King Darius’s decree to pray to him for a month instead of praying to the only true and living God of all creation.

The enemies of Daniel reported right away to King Darius that one of his top officials refused to obey the law of the king. As the result of his faithfulness to Jehovah (Creator God, God of the Bible) prophet Daniel was cast into the lions’ den.

It is necessary to note here that even King Darius himself believed that God of Daniel would deliver his faithful servant from the hungry lions (Daniel 6:16). The Persian King was not able to sleep that night. Then at the break of the day King Darius dashed to