December 3, 2017: Daniel 6, Daniel and the Lion’s Den Key Truth: God is with us everywhere, even in scary places. Further Discussion: Today we learned about Daniel, the prophet, and how his life is an example that God is everywhere and is all-powerful. God continues to use faithful people, like Daniel, to carry out His plan to send us our Rescuer, Jesus. When a law was put into place that didn’t allow Daniel to pray to God, he chose not to follow this law. He was faithful to God and continued to pray to Him three times a day. Daniel chose to follow God even though he was going to be thrown to the lions. Daniel was faithful to God, and God protected him. Daniel knew he couldn’t do anything to save himself from the lions so he turned to God and prayed. God wants us to pray to Him when we are scared, too. As a family, talk about how Daniel must have felt when he was thrown into the lion’s den. Was he scared? Would you have been scared? What would you have done? Talk about times in your life when you’ve been scared. Maybe it was during a storm or when you went to the doctor. Do you think God is with you during these times? Who do you think is more powerful: these “scary things” or God? Do you remember the definition of courage? Courage  is  being  brave  

because  you  know  God  is  with  you.    It  is  relying  on  God’s  strength  when  you   face  fear.    When  was  the  last  time  you  prayed  to  God  asking  for  courage? Just as God rescued Daniel from the lion’s den, God also rescued us from sin by sending His Son, Jesus.