When Daniel knew that the document had been signed, he went to his house where he had windows in his upper chamber open toward Jerusalem. He got down on his knees three times a day and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he had done previously.
Daniel 6:10 (ESV)
There is a lot to think and meditate on in this moment from Daniel 6. As I was reading through the story in Daniel 4-6, I was encouraged by the faithfulness and steadfastness of Daniel in these times of extreme pressure and hardship. In these three chapters, there were three different kings and they each continually forgot about Daniel. Each time he was brought before one of the kings he had to “prove” himself over again to the new king. There was extreme danger in this, yet the consistent theme of the story is that Daniel is the one constant. He was at his core, just a humble and faithful servant of the Most High God. His outward character shined as a bright light in the darkness of these kingly courts and was fueled by his steadfast practice of seeking the presence of the Lord on a consistent and intentional basis.
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