With Anguished Voices

“Then the king returned to his palace and spent the night without eating…And he could not sleep. At the first light of dawn, the king got up and hurried to the lions’ den. When he came near the den, he called to Daniel in an anguished voice, ‘Daniel, servant of the living god, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to rescue you from the lions?’” Daniel 6:18, 20-21

This strikes such a tender spot in my heart this morning as it reminds me of Caringbridge, the website we used while going through my sister’s illness. Each morning so many people would sign in hurriedly to see how the God we continuously serve had saved us through the night. Had our God rescued our dear sister from pain that night? Had our God extended her life another day? They ‘hurried to our lion’s den at dawn’ to not only see if her life had passed but also to see how our angel from God had shut the lion’s mouth by comforting us, carrying us and delivering us from our despair.

Much like the king, they wanted to believe in our God and see our belief in His faithfulness. They wanted front row seats in the den as comfort that the same God who was continuously rescuing each of us would be the same God for their deliverance in their own dens.

People want to believe in a Savior so they look into the painful eyes of others to find that Savior in the public dens of our lives. In their own anguish of calling to us they want to hear us call back to them that ‘Yes, our God did save through the night!’ The lion that prowls and devours was unable to tear us apart. His terror was unsuccessful for we had our God who disarmed him. “He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge…You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day.” Psalm 90:4-5

We will be covered by the feathers of His angels’ wings as we are in the lion’s den. Who is calling out to you to see if you have been rescued?