A Lion Amongst Lions!
Sermon Date:
July 25, 2010
Scripture:
Daniel 6
Series:
Heroes of the Faith
Speaker: Dr. Donald McKay
Daniel 6: “It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred and twenty satraps, to be over the whole kingdom; and over these, three governors, of whom Daniel was one, that the satraps might give account to them, so that the king would suffer no loss. Then this Daniel distinguished himself above the governors and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king gave thought to setting him over the whole realm. So the governors and satraps sought to find some charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find no charge or fault, because he was faithful; nor was there any error or fault found in him. Then these men said, ‘We shall not find any charge against this Daniel unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God.’ So these governors and satraps thronged before the king, and said thus to him: ‘King Darius, live forever! All the governors of the kingdom, the administrators and...
The real lion – in the story of Daniel and the lion’s den that’s who Daniel was. For in this story Daniel manifested absolutely remarkable courage that unfortunately is rarely seen!