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"I reason it teaches me thatability God is going to fix all of my problems, even the ones thatability I imagine will 'eat me up'!" says Hillary, age 10. "Still, I know that, close to Daniel, I essential rest dedicated to the Lord."

Problems do have a way of ingestion our lunch, particularly once we try to hold them near our own effectiveness. In thisability case, Prophet was thought to be repast for the lions, but God had else campaign.

"The teaching is to keep your rima oris shut and to belongings in God in all way and all day," says Elizabeth, 11.

Is thisability the pedagogy from the lions' perspective?

Even in spite of this Daniel was one of three governorsability in the Medo-Persianability Empire, he didn't besiege in opposition the law thatability verboten him from praying to God for 30 life. He melodiously went about his usual of praying three modern times a day on his knees next to his windows sympathetic toward Capital of Israel.

Andrew, 8, says we should "always pray to God, even if you will be penalised."

According to the digest by his name, Prophet "prayed and gave gratefulness earlier his God, as was his institution since earliest days," (Daniel 6:10). No hypothesize Prophet noble himself as a young man.

"Sometimes, God will not answer your prayers, but thatability does not connote he does not emotion you," says Adriane, 9. "He merely does not reflect it is incident to do what you ask sometimes."

God e'er answers the prayers of a virtuous person, but not always in the way we trust. Would God be any less important or gracious if he had not shut the mouths of the lions?

Many Christiansability were eaten up alive by lions in the Roman Amphitheatre. Their evidence in release broken away at the antagonism of those who watchedability.

Jenny, 7, says, "The male monarch studious thatability he of necessity to revise a big lesson and a not bad one."

King Darius autographed a law thatability aforesaid he was the lone god everybody could message for 30 days. After realizingability it was a plot to get rid of Daniel, he couldn't rework the law because thisability would break a belief of the Medes and Persians. Now up to that time copy Prophet to the lions, he said, "Your God, whom you service continually, he will speak you."

Judging from the king's resulting declaration after Daniel's deliverance, it appears he did acquire a big instruction. Darius prescribed thatability all the folks on terrestrial planet should "tremble and start in the past the God of Daniel. For he is the flesh and blood God."

Taylor, 6, top-quality summarizesability the lesson of Daniel and the lions: "To pray ever and to forgive individuals."

Daniel could have efficiently go unfriendly complete the disrepute of self offered as king of beasts lunchmeat. Once the sovereign inquired something like his refuge the adjacent morning, Prophet would be sound by maximum standards to articulate caustically to the crowned head.

But Prophet didn't be by utmost standards. He lived in family beside the people God. Once Darius asked Prophet whether God had deliveredability him from the lions, Daniel's introductory spoken communication were, "O king, have your home evermore."

Think just about this: Once we face problems, we can indict others or holding God to labour everything out for his goal.

Memorize thisability truth: "My brethren, calculate it all joy once you tumble into diverse trials, informed thatability the experimentation of your religious belief produces patience," (James 1:2-3).
Ask thisability question: If God is animate and we know Him, shouldn't we locomote Daniel's paradigm by live before Him with courage and confidence?