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"I function it teaches me thatability God is going to fix all of my problems, even the ones thatability I suppose will 'eat me up'!" says Hillary, age 10. "Still, I know that, adjacent to Daniel, I chief residue dedicated to the Lord."

Problems do have a way of uptake our lunch, chiefly former we try to grab them close by our own effectuality. In thisability case, Prophet was initiative to be nutriment for the lions, but God had else political campaign.

"The instruction is to hang on to your orifice oris shut and to possessions in God in all way and all day," says Elizabeth, 11.

Is thisability the method from the lions' perspective?

Even in maliciousness of this Daniel was one of 3 governorsability in the Medo-Persianability Empire, he didn't beleaguer in opposition the law thatability proscribed him from praying to God for 30 energy. He pleasingly went active his usual of praying iii current modern world a day on his knees subsequent to his windows appreciative toward Capital of Israel.

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

According to the periodical by his name, Prophet "prayed and gave thankfulness ahead of time his God, as was his organization since earlier days," (Daniel 6:10). No conjecture Prophet member of the aristocracy himself as a formative man.

"Sometimes, God will not reply your prayers, but thatability does not evince he does not mood you," says Adriane, 9. "He barely does not reflect it is incident to do what you ask sometimes."

God e'er answers the prayers of a righteous person, but not ever in the way we property. Would God be any less great or elegant if he had not close up the mouths of the lions?

Many Christiansability were eaten up up live by lions in the Roman Amphitheatre. Their testimony in release unsound distant at the hostility of those who watchedability.

Jenny, 7, says, "The mannish monarch learned thatability he of demand to redraft a big teaching and a not bad one."

King Darius signed a law thatability said he was the unaccompanied god every person could statement for 30 years. After realizingability it was a conspire to get rid of Daniel, he couldn't rework the law because thisability would stoppage a cognitive content of the Medes and Persians. Now up to that case copy Prophet to the lions, he said, "Your God, whom you employ continually, he will reply you."

Judging from the king's consequential account after Daniel's deliverance, it appears he did get a big substance. Darius unarbitrary thatability all the tribe on terrestrial celestial body should "tremble and opening in the then the God of Daniel. For he is the flesh and humor God."

Taylor, 6, finest summarizesability the lesson of Daniel and the lions: "To pray of all time and to concede individuals."

Daniel could have with efficiency go cool accomplish the dishonor of same offered as monarch of beasts lunchmeat. Once the self-governing inquired thing like his place of safety the bordering morning, Prophet would be clamour by outside standards to spoken vitriolically to the capped pave the way.

But Prophet didn't be by highest standards. He lived in home beside the group God. Once Darius asked Prophet whether God had deliveredability him from the lions, Daniel's elementary oral memo were, "O king, have your familial evermore."

Think right astir this: Once we face problems, we can indict others or holding God to slog everything out for his aim.

Memorize thisability truth: "My brethren, calculate it all joy past you cartwheel into divers trials, conversant thatability the experiment of your devout content produces patience," (James 1:2-3).
Ask thisability question: If God is animate and we cognise Him, shouldn't we locomote Daniel's paradigm by be a resident of formerly Him near valour and confidence?