Daniel 6:21 – 22 Daniel answered. “O king live forever! My God sent his angel, and he shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, because I was found innocent in his sight. Nor have I done any wrong before you, O king.”

Daniel was a young man who was thrown into a den of lions by King Darius. The full account is in Daniel chapter 6. Daniel was a young man of stellar character and very trustworthy. Darius did not throw him in the lion’s den because he was a wicked king. Daniel was the victim of a conspiracy by his peers and other haters. Daniel was in big trouble.

We learn from Scripture however that God is in the deliverance business. God had delivered Daniel’s three friends from the fiery furnace into which they had been thrown by another king – Nebuchadnezzar. God had delivered Jeremiah from the pit into which he had been dumped. And let us not forget that he delivered the Jewish people from slaughter using Esther as his instrument. In the New Testament Peter was delivered from prison by an angel in the night. (Acts 12) Paul and his travelling companions were delivered from shipwreck. (Acts 27)

You will find yourself being victimized at some point in time, not necessarily because you did something wrong, but because human nature is what it is. Seize it as an opportunity to prove that your God is with you. Call on him for deliverance and patiently wait. The greater the odds, the greater the victory will be. Then let your praise rise!