The deliverance of Daniel from the
mouths of the lions - What a great miracle this is! It points forward to
an even greater miracle - the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Why
is the resurrection a greater miracle? - It seemed almost inevitable
that Daniel would be killed, but he didn’t actually die. Jesus did die.
The shadow of death hung over Daniel, but death did not take him. Jesus
was raised from death. He was “crucified, dead and buried” - and, after
all that, He was raised to life.
The message of Daniel’s
deliverance from the mouths of the lions - “For He is the living God,
and He endures forever; His Kingdom will never be destroyed, and His
dominion has no end” (Daniel 6:26). This is the message of Jesus’
resurrection.
Daniel’s deliverance gives us a glimpse of God’s
glory. Jesus’ resurrection is a marvellous and mighty revelation of the
eternal God and eternal life (see 1 John 5:20 - “Jesus Christ. He is the
true God and eternal life.”) Daniel was a great man. Jesus is our great
Saviour.
Like Daniel, we will face “lions” - Satan goes about
“like a roaring lion” (1 Peter 5:8). Like Daniel, we must “resist” the
devil, firm in the faith” (1 Peter 5:9). Christ delivers us - and He
will raise us.
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