Friday, May 23, 2014

Greater than the Power of Lions

UV 1100/10,000 Greater than the Power of the Lions

He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.


Daniel 6 v 27



As Daniel believed in God, he was delivered from the jaws of death. He had harmed no one wilfully. He was innocent before God but some men jealous of his influence and status, accused him of disobeying the law proclaimed by King Darius. The presidents and princes of the empire of Darius had got him to issue a decree that for thirty days, no one would present any petition to any god or any man except to King Darius. The penalty for disobedience was that such a person would be thrown into a den of lions. Daniel continued to pray at three set times at an open window in full view of the passing public. Consequently, King Darius reluctantly agreed to have him thrown into a den of lions. Even at the pain of death at the mouth of lions, Daniel continued to kneel and pray. As Darius expected the God whom Daniel served sent an angel and shut the mouth of the lions. Darius then praised the God of Daniel as the living God, the one whose dominion never ends, who endures forever, whose kingdom will not be destroyed, who rescues and saves, who does signs and wonders in the heavens and on earth.

Even today the Lord delivers those who believe in Him from the power of the lions. The first lion the Lord delivers our souls from is satan, the roaring, hungry and roaming lion. The teeth of this lion are the temptations of lust and pride. When the Lord enables us to overcome temptations, He is snubbing this lion. The power of the lion is the fear of death or severe injury that it can subject us to. Jesus by embracing death on our behalf, having taken all our sins upon Himself has delivered us forever from the power of death and the power of sin. In so doing, Jesus has reduced satan to being just a toothless lion or worse still, the decaying carcass of a lion, a defeated foe. Jesus is presently the Lion of Zion and His mere roar is sufficient to cause awe and obedience in heaven and on earth. The promises of God that we can appropriate in the name of Jesus are the sweet honey that drips from the wild beehive that has grown within the carcass of the dead lion.


A lion is a metaphor for the people who are powerful and intimidating in our lives. These could be seniors, colleagues or others who threaten our peace and security. The lion could also be an unknown lurking danger to our lives or our well being. The lion could be a threat to harm our reputation or spoil our testimony. The lion could be a sickness or an accident. The Lord watches over us and places a hedge of protection around us in all these circumstances. In order to deliver us, the Lord is prepared to pull out all His plugs, to work signs and wonders. No person or force on earth or in the spirit world is more powerful than Him and as such nothing or no one can harm us as long as we walk in faith and kneel in prayer. The presidents and princes of the world or the prince of darkness cannot touch a hair on our heads without the permission of God. In the case of the martyrs through the ages, the Lord permitted it for a specific purpose. The same lions that left Daniel unharmed pounced on his accusers and destroyed them. The stone that the adversaries plan to roll on us, will roll back on them. They will fall in the very pit they dig for us. The key to success in life for Daniel was his faith and his life of discipline and prayer.

Prateep V Philip

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