What do you do when you are surrounded by the Lions of life , chaos, discouragement, helplessness, hopelessness, disappointments, frustrations, fear?
Where do you turn when there is no way out or it appears there is no way out of trying situations that are presented by life?
Being surrounded by the Lion's of life does... can, and will create challenges to our faith. It is a time of really letting go and surrendering ourselves to God...and placing our faith on the Altar of Grace.
Confidence in God is rooted in your personal faith and relationship with God. You and I are aware of the story of Daniel as told in Daniel the 6th chapter.
The King spoke to Daniel and said...Daniel, your God whom you continually serve will deliver you? Daniel was about to be placed in the Lion's Den for holding to his faith and belief in an awesome God.
Daniel had not followed the King's law. Daniel knew if he did follow something totally against his belief in God he would bear false witness to a living God. Since Daniel declared to stand in his faith he was placed in a Lions Den. The scripture states that a stone was brought and laid in front of the mouth of the Lion's Den.
We need to be truthful....life does present us with many challenging situations. Many persons have been in the Lion's Den, or they are already in the Lion's Den and want to give up, and if not in the Lion's Den will one day be thrown into a place of inevitable threat. The obstacles and stone placements in our lives are very real.
However, it is not a question of the Lion's Den and how many Lion's are in our personal den....
The question is one of faith. That is... faith in God who will deliver. An unwavering faith which is unshakable regardless of the circumstances or situations. This faith is to personally know that God is able to deliver you.
Consider this 'Beloved', no weapon formed against you shall prosper!
Consider this 'Beloved', if God be for you who can be against you !
Consider this 'Beloved', God will open doors for you that no man can close!
Yes, a stone was placed at the mouth of the Lion's Den, and it did appear to be a hopeless situation. However, no one but God could already be in the midst of the Lions with his 'AWESOME POWER' to close their mouths and keep them calm.
So it is with you and I at this very moment, this anointed moment ....that God is present in the midst of our crisis, challenges, frustrations and fear.. God says Be Still.
Surrender your faith on the Altar of Grace and see who comes forth from the Lion's Den with no harm done to them...see who comes forth with an uplifted banner of victory and deliverance. Surrender your faith to God who knows you and your trials.
Say to the Lion's in your Lion's Den....Hush, be still....God is Here.....I will, I must hold and stand in faith.
God delivered Daniel and God will deliver you! Hush...God is present !
R D Robinson
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