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“Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions” (Daniel 6:16).
Probably many who are reading this calendar are young, but we must remember that when Satan is attacking us, he never gives up. We have been speaking about how Daniel and his three friends were faithful to the Lord when they were young men, perhaps only in their late teens. Back in January we spoke about Daniel being thrown into the lions’ den, but you may not have realized that he was a very old man when this happened.
Daniel was captured and taken to Babylon by king Nebuchadnezzar back in 605 B.C., and faithfully served the kings of Babylon until that nation was defeated by the Medes and Persians in 539 B.C. If Daniel was in his late teens in 605 B.C., then by 539 B.C. he must have been over eighty years old! He was probably in retirement by then, but king Darius recognized his ability and faithfulness, and gave him a very high position in the government. Yet even at this advanced age he was called upon to be tested as to his faithfulness to the Lord.
Even though you may be young, remember to pray for those who are older, for it is not only younger ones who go through difficulties in their Christian lives. We older ones need the Lord’s help too!
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