This morning when I was reflecting upon what stuck out to me, it was Daniel's devotion to God through prayer. Now when the king issued the decree that anyone who worshipped anything other than the king's gods, Daniel made a commitment that he wasn't going to do that. Even though the consequence was being thrown into the lions den.
Now when Daniel learned that the decree has been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before. (Daniel 6:10)
Daniel made no attempt to hide his daily prayer routine from the government, even though he knew he would be disobeying their new law. Hiding his daily prayers would have been futile because surely the conspirators would have demonstrated that he was afraid of the government officials. Daniel continue to pray because he could not look at the king for the guidance and strength that he needed during this difficult time. Only God could provide what he really needed.
I challenge you to think about what your response to this is. My response and what I take away is that I need to do a better job at praying. Daniel knew that no matter what he prayed about that God could provide those things for him. I pray, but don't as much as I should. I want to be able to shut out the outside world when I pray because only God can provide what I absolutely need most.
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