ICS Daily Devotions
Daniel Made a Difference in King Darius’ Life
Daniel 6:18-21,25-27 Now the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting; and no musicians were brought before him. Also, his sleep went from him. 19 Then the king arose very early in the morning and went in haste to the den of lions. 20 And when he came to the den, he cried out with a lamenting voice to Daniel. The king spoke, saying to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?” 21 Then Daniel said to the king, “O king, live forever! …… 25 Then King Darius wrote: To all peoples, nations, and languages that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you. 26 I make a decree that in every dominion of my kingdom men must tremble and fear before the God of Daniel. For He is the living God, and steadfast forever; His kingdom is the one which shall not be destroyed, And His dominion shall endure to the end. 27 He delivers and rescues, And He works signs and wonders In heaven and on earth, Who has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.
Isn’t Daniel an amazing character when he replied king Darius question with the answer “O king, live forever! “? Jesus said, out of the abundance of the heart the mouth will speak. Daniel could have lambasted the king for allowing him to be thrown into the lions’ den. Daniel could also have defended himself regarding how well he has served the king and truly does not deserve such treatment. At the age of 80 years old or more, with natural and God’s wisdom, Daniel could have chosen to give the king who might possibly be younger than him a good lecture of how to manage his subordinates who sabotaged him! Yet, he chose to continue to give honor where honor is due to king Darius! This really set him apart from the rest of the personnel in the palace! Daniel is real before God and before men.
From what we know about Daniel, we know that Daniel consecrated his life to God and lived a sanctified life. He was a good citizen with an excellent character and was able to use the gift of God to interpret dreams for the kings.
It is important for us to model our lives from godly people. Daniel gives us a very good model and for us to emulate him.
Sermon Series: The Daniels of Today
