November 27, 2024
Daily Devotion:
"The Living God"
Daniel 6:26-27
New International Version
26 “I issue a decree that in every part of my kingdom people must fear and reverence the God of Daniel. “For he is the living God and he endures forever; his kingdom will not be destroyed; his dominion will never end. 27 He rescues and he saves; he performs signs and wonder in the heavens and on the earth. He has rescued Daniel from the power of
the lions.”
As early as he could, Darius went to the lion's den. With a trembling heart, he called out, “Daniel, was your God able to rescue you?" The king was overjoyed, and punishment was
given to the malicious men or if he was just in awe of what He had done. But we see Daniel prosper under Darius and Cyrus. No one who spent time with Daniel missed that he was serving the living God.
If a selection of people who you've spent a lot of time with in recent months and years were interviewed about you, how many of them would know you are a follower of Jesus? How many would be surprised to hear you are a Christian?
We have the opportunity to live out our faith in the ups and downs of life. God is always faithful. We live alongside
people from all sorts of backgrounds and experiences. We are God's witnesses in what we do and say but also in what we don't do or say. Our lives can point people to the living God or just blend in with the world around us.
Being faithful to God in the little decisions of life makes it easier to be faithful when the big challenges come. We have seen in the first 6 chapters of Daniel some of his decisions, which built up his faith in the living God. Daniel and his friends were faithful witnesses.
