DANIEL 6
25 Then King Darius wrote to all the peoples, nations, and languages that dwell in all the earth: “Peace be multiplied to you. 26 I make a decree, that in all my royal dominion
people are to tremble and fear before the God of Daniel,
for he is the living God,
enduring forever;
his kingdom shall never be destroyed,
and his dominion shall be to the end.
27 He delivers and rescues;
he works signs and wonders
in heaven and on earth,
he who has saved Daniel
from the power of the lions.”
28 So this Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
– Daniel 6:25-28
DANIEL 6 TREMBLE & FEAR BEFORE THE LIVING GOD
A poem by ILMA inspired by these verses
Do you know that your life is not yours, it is the Lord’s?
So why would you even doubt your true worth?
The Lord is Almighty, tremble and fear before the living God
He is able to deliver you from all the troubles of this world.
Following the miracle of Daniel in the lion’s den, King Darius made a decree to tremble and fear before Daniel’s God. Whether he believed in God after seeing what the living God can do, it is not mentioned in this account. Instead, he refers to him as the God of Daniel. What is interesting is that he proclaims that he is the living God who endures forever and his kingdom shall never be destroyed. He also declares that he is the deliverer and that he gives signs and wonders in the heaven and the earth. He won’t be able to say these praises if the Holy Spirit wasn’t involved in it. He won’t be able to say these things if God didn’t use him to declare such attributes. God can use any unbeliever to declare his glory. In this case, Darius witnessed a miracle that only a living God can do.
REFLECTION
- What is the difference between knowing God and serving him?
