Victory and Pearl Drops of Tears
6/5/20262 min read
Have you ever had victory but couldn't feel it? You won but couldn't rejoice? It was just a big flow of tears.
Hi fam, today's meal has two flavors, a mixture of Joy and sadness. It's like a sweet and sour sauce with your favorite protein.
Let's give thanks:
Heavenly Father, we love you and you know our hearts, let your warmth heal the cold places and let boldness be given so we can raise our voices high declaring your truth, Amen.
Let's eat:
This story is about Daniel who was thrown into the lion's den by the schemes of his colleagues.
Daniels excellence brought jealousy and also the favour and trust of the king. His colleagues knew of his commitment to God and his faithful worship, so they developed a trap from that angle, for Daniel prayed three times a day.
(**NLT**)
Daniel 6:6-7
6 So the administrators and high officers went to the king and said, “Long live King Darius!
7 We are all in agreement—we administrators, officials, high officers, advisers, and governors—that the king should make a law that will be strictly enforced. Give orders that for the next thirty days any person who prays to anyone, divine or human—except to you, Your Majesty—will be thrown into the den of lions.
You might have guessed what happened right after. They knew his prayer time so they went to his house and found him praying and reported to the King.
The King realised this was a trap but couldn't reverse the law.
According to the law of the Medes and the Persians in that time no law that the king signs can be changed. So Daniel is sent to the den.
Daniel 6:19-23
19 Very early the next morning, the king got up and hurried out to the lions’ den.
20 When he got there, he called out in anguish, “Daniel, servant of the living God! Was your God, whom you serve so faithfully, able to rescue you from the lions?”
21 Daniel answered, “Long live the king!
22 My God sent his angel to shut the lions’ mouths so that they would not hurt me, for I have been found innocent in his sight. And I have not wronged you, Your Majesty.”
23 The king was overjoyed and ordered that Daniel be lifted from the den. Not a scratch was found on him, for he had trusted in his God.
You can guess what happened next to those who had malicious intentions.
Today I want to speak to those who weren't hurt but still in the den, the memory of what you experienced still lives on, and even if you survived or won it still filled you with sorrow.
First let the tears flow, it's okay to cry, it's okay to be upset or angry and God knows it. That's why He wants you to see this message, He says it's time to come out.
I want us all to come out into the new day without the dust from the past or the previous night on our feet.
Father we come to be loved and blessed with your warmth. Let your hands touch the bruised areas and let your love be felt deeply, Amen.
If you want to have a solid and personal relationship with Jesus say with me:
Dear Jesus, come into my heart, I make you my Lord and Saviour, I repent of my sins, I believe you died on the cross to reconcile me back to God, I receive your love and new life, Amen.
Your tears are precious pearls in His hands.