Prayer
is the Ultimate Expression of Faith
Daniel 6:10 - Now when Daniel knew that the document was signed, he entered his house (now in his roof chamber he had windows open toward Jerusalem); and he continued kneeling on his knees three times a day, praying and giving thanks before his God, as he had been doing previously. (NASB)
Daniel was in real trouble this time. The king had just been tricked into signing a decree that no one, under penalty of death, was allowed to make a petition to any man or god except to the king alone for 30 days. The men who had tricked the king had just one thought in mind, they were going to get rid of Daniel. Their cleverly laid plan had one end in mind, Daniel being thrown into the lion's den.
What is fascinating about this story is what Daniel did next. He didn't run to the king and try to get the decree changed. He didn't challenge the legality of the decree. Instead, he went straight to God. Daniel didn't first try and take care of the problem himself, he put the problem directly in God's hands.
What do we do when we run into a problem that is too big for us to deal with? Do we attempt to solve the problem ourselves? Or do we first go to God in prayer and seek His help? If our first instinct is to go to God in prayer, that demonstrates that we put our faith in Him. This sort of prayer is the ultimate expression of our faith because it fully demonstrates our trust in our Lord.
Daniel's faith really shined in this moment. The chips were down and his life was on the line. Daniel took his problem straight to God and in doing so, the greatness of Daniel's faith was expressed. Daniel bet everything that he had on God. We know the ending to this story, Daniel was thrown into a pit of lions and God sent an angel to shut their mouths. When we express our faith by going straight to God when we need Him the most, He will also come through for us.
Daniel 6:10 - Now when Daniel knew that the document was signed, he entered his house (now in his roof chamber he had windows open toward Jerusalem); and he continued kneeling on his knees three times a day, praying and giving thanks before his God, as he had been doing previously. (NASB)
Daniel was in real trouble this time. The king had just been tricked into signing a decree that no one, under penalty of death, was allowed to make a petition to any man or god except to the king alone for 30 days. The men who had tricked the king had just one thought in mind, they were going to get rid of Daniel. Their cleverly laid plan had one end in mind, Daniel being thrown into the lion's den.
What is fascinating about this story is what Daniel did next. He didn't run to the king and try to get the decree changed. He didn't challenge the legality of the decree. Instead, he went straight to God. Daniel didn't first try and take care of the problem himself, he put the problem directly in God's hands.
What do we do when we run into a problem that is too big for us to deal with? Do we attempt to solve the problem ourselves? Or do we first go to God in prayer and seek His help? If our first instinct is to go to God in prayer, that demonstrates that we put our faith in Him. This sort of prayer is the ultimate expression of our faith because it fully demonstrates our trust in our Lord.
Daniel's faith really shined in this moment. The chips were down and his life was on the line. Daniel took his problem straight to God and in doing so, the greatness of Daniel's faith was expressed. Daniel bet everything that he had on God. We know the ending to this story, Daniel was thrown into a pit of lions and God sent an angel to shut their mouths. When we express our faith by going straight to God when we need Him the most, He will also come through for us.
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