Friday, April 18, 2008
Daniel 6:19-23
Then, at break of day, the king arose and went in haste to the den of lions. As he came near to the den where Daniel was, he cried out in a tone of anguish. The king declared to Daniel, “O Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?” Then Daniel said to the king, “O king, live forever! My God sent his angel and shut the lions' mouths, and they have not harmed me, because I was found blameless before him; and also before you, O king, I have done no harm.” Then the king was exceedingly glad, and commanded that Daniel be taken up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no kind of harm was found on him, because he had trusted in his God. (ESV)
by Linda Harris
Do you believe angels live among us? My friend Scoti was stranded in the Bangkok airport with no money. She couldn’t receive an expected refund until she paid her immigration tax. A stranger named Angela gave her more than enough money to cover it. After Scoti paid the taxes and unexpected overstay fees and received her refund, she had just enough money to buy lunch. Though Scoti expected Angela to come through immigration after her, she never saw her again. Scoti wonders, “Was Angela an angel?”
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Daily Bible Meditations are taken from The Helping Hand,a Sabbath School student quarterly for youth and adults. Copyright © 2008, Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education, Inc.
Scripture quotations marked "ESV" are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service .
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