Daniel 6:23 ‘.. And when Daniel was lifted from the den, no wound was found on him, because he had trusted in his God.’

DAILY READING; • Philippians 1:12-30; Ezekiel 19; Isaiah 48

In 1991, during the Persian Gulf War, the laws of chance and probability were defied when all the people in a bomb shelter escaped a direct hit from a devastating missile attack.

A group of new Russian immigrants who had arrived Israel at the time of the war were given accommodation in a neighborhood in southern Tel Aviv.
Soon after their arrival, the siren went off warning of an incoming missile attack. They were rushed to the nearby public bomb shelter where about 200 people huddled together.
Many of them began to pray and call upon God, reciting the Psalms and claiming God’s promise of protection as missiles flew overhead.
But suddenly, in the midst of their prayers, there was a great explosion as the shelter was hit by a direct missile carrying 550 pounds of explosives. Many of the people were thrown to the ground by the force of the explosion as the smell of burning sulfur and a thick cloud of dust filled the air.
There were wild screams of terror from different corners of the room, as it appeared that the direct hit had killed many people. But when the noise stopped and the dust began to clear, those who had been thrown to the ground all began to get up and look around. After a while it became obvious that no single person had been hurt. Somehow, miraculously, despite the devastation of the bomb on the building, all of the 200 people in the bomb shelter had escaped, totally unharmed.
The next morning, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir visited the area with the Mayor of Tel Aviv and were astonished to see for themselves the massive damage to the building and yet learn that no one person was wounded.
Indeed God had heard the prayers and supplications of the people in the shelter and granted them an amazing wonder of divine deliverance.

Psalm 34:4 says, “I sought the Lord, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears.”

The missile that exploded at that bomb shelter had the capability of totally killing everyone in the building, but on that day, God rendered its destructive capability powerless as the people prayed and called upon Him.

When Daniel was thrown into the lions’ den, it was obvious he could not survive, but Daniel was a man who knew how to call upon God. He was known for his habit of constant prayers.

Daniel 6:10-11 said “He knelt down on his knees three times a day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days.’

Because Daniel served God fervently, when he was thrown into the den, God sent His angel to shut the mouths of the lions and render all their ferocious capabilities powerless against Daniel.
When we have formed a habit of constantly seeking God, when we call upon Him in the day of trouble He speedily answers us.
Just as God rescued Daniel from the power of the lions, when you walk closely with God, you can count on Him to protect you.

In these end-times, the believers who take shelter in the secret place of the Most High, will be delivered from the enemy that is going about like a roaring lion looking for whom to devour.

Jesus tells us that a lifestyle of constant prayers will be the key to escaping the evils of these last days.
In Luke 21:36, He said ‘Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass..’

Likewise, as we continue to fervently seek God, we shall escape the spiritual arrows and missiles that are flying about by day and night. Just as death and destruction had no power over Daniel, as a redeemed child of God they will have no power over you either.

Daniel 6:23 says that “No wound was found on him, because he had trusted in his God.”
Certainly, as we trust in the Lord our God, we shall escape every snare of the fowler and emerge triumphant over every battle.

PRAYER: Father I thank You for establishing me in a deeper and more intimate relationship with You. As I seek You passionately and fervently I know that I shall indeed escape every attack and be constantly victorious in every battle in Jesus’ Name.

QUOTE:
As long as Jesus is in your boat, you cannot sink or fail, God’s presence always guarantees your victory – WORDBITE 222.