Hello Grace Church. Congrats to any of you who ran the marathon last week. Hopefully you’re recovering well. We are back in the book of Daniel this week covering the most famous part of the story: The Lions Den. You may have first heard this story as a kid but I hope we can feel it in the broader context. The book of Daniel is showing us a pattern on purpose. For the second time now, God is showing his power to deliver even in the face of death. There’s a new king and a new kingdom, and everything has changed, but nothing has changed. Daniel, even in his 80’s still has a passion for prayer that endures. His spiritual discipline remains and in this story it could cost him his life. But he doesn’t care, just like Shadrack, Meshack, and Abendigo, Daniel has a greater allegiance and he’s not afraid of where it leads.
