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虽然被流放至巴比伦，但以理仍然忠心跟从主；他被王委任为一名高级官长，可是，其他的官员却妒忌他，他们希望除掉他。于是他们施计哄骗王设立禁令，不拘何人，除了向王祈求以外，不可向任何神祈求，违命者必被扔在布满饥饿狮子的坑中。（参但 6:1-9）

获悉这个禁令后，但以理有什么反应呢？他向神祷告，祈求神的帮助。但以理信靠神，因为他知道神的能力比任何君王或法令更加强大。

但以理没有埋怨神。但以理一生都忠于神，他是否认为在狮子坑中结束自己的生命是不合理的呢？没有。但以理并没有这样做，面对这个困境，他反而赞美神，为祂所赐的一切感谢祂。次日黎明，当王到来查看他的情况时，但以理说：“我的神差遣使者封住狮子的口，叫狮子不伤我。”

事后，当企图杀害但以理的敌人被王扔在狮子坑时，神便惩罚他们了。“他们还没有到坑底，狮子就抓住他们，咬碎他们的骨头。”

神是永活的，祂有能力胜过我们最可怕的敌人。哈利路亚！

Daniel was a faithful follower of the Lord, even though he lived in exile in Babylon. And he had been appointed as one of the king's top administrators. The other administrators were jealous of Daniel, however, and they wanted to destroy him. So they tricked the king into making a decree that said anyone who prayed to any god except the king should be thrown into a den of hungry lions . (Daniel 6:1-9)

What did Daniel do in response to that? He prayed to God, asking for help. Daniel trusted in God because he knew that God is more powerful than any king or decree.

Did Daniel complain to God? Did Daniel claim it was not right to end his life in a lions' den when he had been faithful all his life? No, Daniel did not do things like that. Instead, he praised God and gave thanks for all of God's blessings, even in this difficult situation. And the next morning, when the king went to check on him, Daniel said, "My God sent his angel, and he shut the mouths of the lions."

Later, however, when the king had Daniel's enemies thrown into the lions' den for trying to destroy Daniel, God punished them. "Before they reached the floor of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones."

God is alive and has power over even our worst enemies. Hallelujah!