Josh1Eight

I love the story of Daniel and the lion's den. Well most of it anyway. Daniel chooses to remain faithful to God despite the efforts of some to outlaw prayer and gets arrested and thrown into a pit full of hungry, angry lions. But miraculously, the next morning, the king races down to the pit only to discover Daniel not only alive but completely unharmed without a scratch! So what does the pagan king do? He praises God! He is so amazed at Daniel's account about the angel appearing and shutting the lion's mouths that He rescues him out of the pit and makes a national declaration that everyone in the kingdom, regardless of his religious or cultural affiliation, should honor and tremble with fear before Daniel's God. The king understood that day that God alone is the true King and rules supreme over all the earth because, "He rescues and saves his people; he performs miraculous signs and wonders in the heavens and on earth. He has rescued Daniel from the power of...

Once upon a time there was a man named Nebuchadnezzar. He was the most powerful king who had ever lived and he knew it. He did as he pleased without thinking twice about it. He was a god in his own mind and in the minds of just about everyone else for that matter (on earth anyway). One night he had a nightmare and shot out of bed in search of the meaning. Only one man had answers. His name was Daniel. He revealed the secrets of the king's dream and gave him a warning from Almighty God to turn from his evil ways and repent of his sins. But Nebuchadnezzar went about his business as usual. A full year later as he strolled through the top of his penthouse, he began congratulating himself on his successes and reflecting on how he was a "self-made" man. Little did he know what was about to happen next. God had plans for Nebuchadnezzar. In His sovereign power He transformed the King's mind into that of a wild animal, drove him from society like a madman, and forced him...