I have had a friend mock me because they didn’t see an immediate miracle happen after the worldwide fast. I know that our fast was accepted and I know that our prayers are being heard. I know that God will deliver us from this trial when the timing is right. We need to continue to have faith and to continue to pray.
I was pondering today and thought of Daniel in the lions den. God didn’t take Daniel out of the lions den right away did He? No. Why? Daniel was faithful, that’s why he was in the lions den—because he had faith that even if he did pray God would deliver him. Daniel had faith, and faith is supposed to produce results right? So why didn’t God take him out?
Because if God would have just taken Daniel out of the lions den—he wouldn’t have been able to have had the experience of being in the lions den and not being eaten. If God would have taken him out, Daniel would have known that, yes God does deliver us FROM difficulty, but he would not have learned that God also delivers us IN difficulty! Having God deliver us in difficulty requires more faith, more prayer, and more trust.
The loins in that den were ready to kill Daniel but they didn’t because Daniel had faith. In Daniel’s time of need, God sent an angel to hold back the lions—to deliver him IN the trial so he could grow, learn, and become. When morning came and they opened the lions den, there was Daniel with the lions without a scratch on him. Daniel had learned what he needed to from that experience and was then delivered FROM the lions den.
God hasn’t delivered us FROM the pandemic yet but He certainly is delivering us IN this pandemic. So instead of wishing to be out and focusing on the negative—look around and see God’s angels holding back your lions. When the timing is right God will deliver us FROM this, until then let’s remember He is delivering us IN this. ❤️
