This past Sunday, Pastor Jeremiah Niengor shared a powerful message titled “A Lion’s Den Faith and a Window Sill Devotion.” Preaching from Daniel 6, he challenged us with the truth that while many long for bold, headline-worthy faith like Daniel’s in the lion’s den, few cultivate the quiet, consistent prayer life that made that moment possible. Daniel’s unwavering devotion—praying three times daily even when it became illegal—wasn't performance but resistance, and it prepared him for the test of faith in the den. Pastor Jeremiah reminded us that we cannot expect lion’s den outcomes if we live in Babylonian compromise. True strength comes from secret habits of devotion. Whether your rhythm has been off, you’re feeling stuck in a lion’s den season, or you’ve been bowing to culture’s pressure, this message called us to return to the window—to prayer, to faith, to trust in the God who rescues.
✍️ Notes
EVERYBODY WANTS THE LIONS DEN FAITH BUT FEW PRACTICE WINDOW SILL DEVOTION.
WE LOVE THE HIGHLIGHT REELS & THE HEADLINE FAITH MOMENTS BUT STRUGGLE WITH THE HIDDEN HABIT.
You can’t have lion’s den outcomes with Babylonian Compromise.
It pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom, with three administrators over them, one of whom was Daniel. The satraps were made accountable to them so that the king might not suffer loss. Now Daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom. At this, the administrators and the satraps tried to find grounds for charges against Daniel in his conduct of government affairs, but they were unable to do so. They could find no corruption in him, because he was trustworthy and neither corrupt nor negligent. Finally these men said, “We will never find any basis for charges against this man Daniel unless it has something to do with the law of his God.” So these administrators and satraps went as a group to the king and said: “May King Darius live forever! The royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers and governors have all agreed that the king should issue an edict and enforce the decree that anyone who prays to any god or human being during the next thirty days, except to you, Your Majesty, shall be thrown into the lions’ den. Now, Your Majesty, issue the decree and put it in writing so that it cannot be altered—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.” So King Darius put the decree in writing. Daniel 6:1-9
PRAYER IS NOT PERFORMANCE IT’S RESISTANCE.
Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before. Then these men went as a group and found Daniel praying and asking God for help. So they went to the king and spoke to him about his royal decree: “Did you not publish a decree that during the next thirty days anyone who prays to any god or human being except to you, Your Majesty, would be thrown into the lions’ den?” The king replied, “The decree stands—according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.” Then they said, “Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, ignores you and your decree. He still prays three times a day.” When the king heard this, he was deeply troubled and tried until sunset to save Daniel. But the men returned and reminded him, “Remember, Your Majesty, that no decree or law issued by the king can be changed.”
—Daniel 6:12–15
“Direction, not intention, determines destination.” Andy Stanley
Even If He Doesn’t… I’m Still His.
So the king gave the order, and Daniel was thrown into the lions’ den. The king said, “May your God, whom you serve continually, rescue you!” A stone was placed over the den and sealed by the king and his nobles. That night, the king fasted and couldn’t sleep. At dawn, he rushed to the den and called out, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God saved you?” Daniel replied, “My God sent His angel to shut the lions’ mouths. They did not harm me, for I was found innocent before Him and before you, O king.” Overjoyed, the king ordered Daniel lifted out. No injury was found on him because he had trusted in his God.
—Daniel 6:16–23
“God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him—in suffering, not just blessing.” John Piper
Ways To Respond
1. Your rhythm’s been off open the window again.
2. You’ve been in the lion’s den God is with you.
3. You’ve bent your knee to Babylon it’s time to return.
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