Words Of Grace With Apostle Enoch Boateng

This Week's Message: DANIEL IN THE LIONS' DEN

In today's sermon I want to consider yet another famous passage in the Bible. It is none other than the 6th chapter of the Book of Daniel or better known as the chapter in which he was thrown into the Den of Lions. This passage has five important Christian principles for us today.

1. DANIEL MAINTAINED HIS STANDARDS...
Although Daniel was serving under the fourth king by this time, we see that Daniel had

maintained the blameless life which he and his friends exhibited in Daniel 1:8.

"But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself."

The power and the privileges Daniel enjoyed as an official in the king's court room all these years could not corrupt him.

In Daniel 6:1-3, we read that the king intended to promote Daniel further. A sign that God continued to reward Daniel for his faithfulness.

Sometimes we take God's blessings for granted and soon become corrupted from within. Daniel was

15-16 years old when he was taken hostage and exiled to Babylon. He was 81-83 years old

when he was thrown into the Den of Lions.
He had lived in a community of unclean people and served under four pagan kings for

approximately 67 years. Even after all those years the Bible still says he had an

extraordinary spirit.
In fact Daniel's adversaries themselves admitted that Daniel was blameless. Can the people in our

communities tell the same about us today? Let us not permit time, blessings or the world to

drift us away from the author of our blessings.
2. DANIEL'S SECURITY WAS IN HIS GOD.
The New International Version uses 10-13 sentences to describe the murderous plot against Daniel according to the book of Daniel 6:5-9. But the same translation uses only one sentence to describe

Daniel's response in Daniel 6:10.
"Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime."

How could Daniel remain so calm when his life was under threat? As always God was the source

of Daniel's security (Daniel 1:8-16).
When I was a child, I had a friend who was used to collecting or searching for coins issued by different countries.

One day, he received a nickel and it was the first time we both saw a US coin and were very happy to see the words “IN GOD WE TRUST” engraved in it. But it's very sad that America trusts her weapons more than she trusts God today.

Daniel's life was in great danger. But he did not compromise, fought back or ran away because God was the source of Daniel's security. Not his position or wealth.

Unfortunately, some people who openly profess that God is the source of their security actually has their security elsewhere. Their true colors are exposed only when they have to deal with an adversary. Let us not be like

such people but learn to trust God for protection.

To be cont'd...

Apostle Enoch Boateng
International Grace Victory Church
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