Prayer Is More Important Than Your Life
by Pastor Ken
Daniel 6:21-22
Then Daniel said to the king, “O king, live forever. My God has sent his angel, and has shut the lions’ mouths, and they have not hurt me; because as before him innocence was found in me; and also before you, O king, have I done no harm.”
Put yourself in Daniel’s situation.
If you knew praying would result in your being lion chow, what would you do? Would you still pray… unashamedly, in the open?
To Daniel, God was far more important than anything — even living.
Daniel never lost sight of the fact that God had been faithful and ever-present in his life — especially since being taken into captivity by the Babylonians. God had blessed Daniel with intelligence and influence. He had even blessed Daniel with the unique ability to interpret dreams.
So Daniel, an old man by the time his “lion adventure” took place, could not imagine showing any disloyalty to God. If God chose to save him this time, great! But if He chose not to, Daniel was equally okay with that because he knew God always knows and does what is best for us.
So, put yourself in Daniel’s situation. Do you want this Daniel-like loyalty to God? You only have to ask and He will give it to you.
Reflection
Am I courageously loyal to God? What can I do to better express my loyalty and love for Him today?
Prayer
Dear God, I appreciate the gifts of salvation, protection, happiness, and eternal life You offer to all who accept Jesus as Savior. I ask now for a heart and mind that are as loyal as Daniel was, so I will never be tempted to deny You in any way. I pray for the courage to be loyal even unto death, if that is what You ask me to do. In the name of Jesus, Who died for me, I pray, Amen.
