Daniel 6, Faith When Everyone Is Against Us

Faith When Everyone Is Against Us, Daniel 6.

A. People of Faith Are Not Always Popular

1. Serving God has always been costly

2. Jesus warned His disciples of rejection by the world (John 15)

B. The Presidents and Princes and Their Plot (vv. 4-9)

C. Faith Always Finds Help in Prayer (vv. 10-28)

1. Daniel’s response to the king’s decree

a. He kept on praying as before

b. Daniel did not alter his ways even to appease the king

c. Prayed with his windows open--not in secret

d. God give us saints who will take their stand for the Lord and will be faithful and consistent in spite of what they face in life

e. 1 Corinthians 15:58

f. Psalm 55:22

2. Darius sent Daniel to the lion’s den

3. God protected Daniel from the hungry lions

D. Triumph Follows Trials

1. The king calls for his people to turn to the Lord (vv. 26-27)

2. God honors faithfulness