Friday – Prophets

Reading – Daniel 5-6

Highlight Verses:

“Daniel answered, “Long live the king! My God sent his angel to shut the lions’ mouths so that they would not hurt me, for I have been found innocent in his sight. And I have not wronged you, Your Majesty.”
‭‭Daniel‬ ‭6‬:‭21‬-‭22‬ ‭NLT‬‬

I’m not sure my first words to the person who locked my in a lion’s cage overnight would be to the effect of “Live long and prosper.”

But Daniel is a man of grace and integrity – much more so than I.

In fact, he is so confident in his integrity that he makes a point to say “I have not wronged you.”

And he didn’t. He meant no disrespect by praying to and worshipping God.

He willingly submitted to the punishment for that unfair law.

And God honored him for it by taming the lions while he was in the lion’s den.

Have you ever disobeyed a law because it was contrary to the will of God?
How did that work out for you?
How can we improve our integrity to the point where we wouldn’t even think of doing the wrong thing?