Welcome to  “In the Little things” Podcast.   Title of this week's Podcast:   " UNSCATHED"

Scripture:   “Let me share with you another story.”  There once was a man by the name of Daniel. Daniel was a servant of a King of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar. He was a loyal servant to the king but he made the decision to worship and obey the true Living God, despite the king’s law of the day, to worship only him. Daniel was favored by Nebuchadnezzar but eventually he was thrown into the lion’s den for disobeying the king. In those days, everyone who was thrown to the lions never came back out alive. However, because of Daniel’s strong faith, the king even knew that Daniel walked with the true living God who would protect him and keep him safe. For the King said to Daniel “Your God, whom you serve continually, He will deliver you.” ~ As the night continued, God protected Daniel by shutting the mouths of the lions, so that they could not devour Daniel. When morning came, King Nebuchadnezzar ran to Daniel in hopes that he was okay. The king screamed, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?” Which Daniel, replied “O king, live forever! For my God, sent His angel and shut the lion’s mouths, so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent before Him, O king, I have done no wrong before you.” and Daniel was UNSCATHED!

Challenge: “Once in a while we need to ask ourselves, Why did my life take the turns it did? What did I learn from my past experiences? and How has God revealed His unconditional Love to us?” Please read the following verses and write down your thoughts in your Journal.

(Nahum 1:7), (Psalm 18:6),(Psalm 18:35), (Psalm 34:7) ((Psalm 91:11), (2 Chronicles 32:21).

Application: God always goes before, those He loves and has called to His purpose. Those who are faithful and seek Him, even in adversity. When You ask Him for help, you will find Him! We must stand firm on our faith and believe that in hard times, God will be our protector, rescuer, and give us a way out. We must trust Him and know that He has an army of angels that will always protect us from evil and in doing so, those around us will know that Our God is a true and living God, that always intercedes and advocates for us during our trials.

Devotional Insight:  God is bigger than any circumstance and He is sovereign over all circumstances. Believe that He will equip you to prevail in adversity and will intercede for those who are unrighteous judged guilty. What I love about Daniel’s story is that God simply “Shut the mouths of the lions”.  Mountains didn’t shake and unshackle Daniel. Earthquakes didn’t occur to open the gates holding Daniel in the lion’s den. No huge massive event happened to take place in order to save Daniel. The miracle was that the angel of God simply closed the mouths of the lions. God showed up with His power. His angels protected Daniel by simply closing the lions’ mouths so that they could not eat him! It was a “Little” or simple thing, in the scope of what God could have really done to show His power to the king and to Daniel. God simply protected Daniel when he called out to Him!!