{"id":717,"date":"2021-02-05T04:32:13","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T04:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/?p=717"},"modified":"2022-07-09T20:14:38","modified_gmt":"2022-07-09T20:14:38","slug":"what-if-god-never-shut-the-lions-mouths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/what-if-god-never-shut-the-lions-mouths\/","title":{"rendered":"What if God Never Shut the Lions\u2019 Mouths?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>\u201c<\/em><em><sup>20<\/sup><\/em><em> And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of \ufeffthe living God, \ufeffis thy God, \ufeffwhom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions? <\/em><em><sup>21<\/sup><\/em><em> Then said Daniel unto the king, \ufeffO king, live for ever. <\/em><em><sup>22 <\/sup><\/em><em>\ufeffMy God hath sent his angel, and \ufeffhath shut the lions\u2019 mouths, that they have not hurt me: \ufeffforasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.\u201d <\/em>Daniel 6:20-22 KJV<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>We have all heard the story of Daniel in the Lion\u2019s Den. Most of us probably heard this story in Sunday School. The lesson most likely ended with your teacher encouraging you to keep serving God no matter what\u2019s at stake! Why? Because God has the power to shut the lion\u2019s mouth, a revelation that is both awe-inspiring and true!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, what if God never sent the angel to clamp those jaws shut? What if, when Daniel went to pray after the decree has been made, he was taken and deliverance did not come?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s be real for a minute. We have all had moments in our walk with God where we could potentially face a lion\u2019s den of sorts. That moment could be at your job, where your co-worker\u2019s are hostile to any mention of truth. This could be in your school or even your home, anytime you are in a situation in which you must choose faith over men.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That moment doesn\u2019t even have to be a big lion\u2019s den. It could be as simple as the temptation to make a decision that you know is wrong because if you do what is right, it could hurt you in some way. (Damage your reputation, make you lose your job, give you a bad grade, cause friction in your family, etc.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When we are in those moments, we come face to face with the lion\u2019s den. So back to my question; what if God never shuts the lion\u2019s mouth? We know God has the power to turn things in our favor, but it&#8217;s not a guarantee that He will.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Daniel didn&#8217;t pray to because he wanted deliverance, no.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><sup>10<\/sup><\/em><em> Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and \ufeffhis windows being open \ufeffin his chamber \ufefftoward Jerusalem, he \ufeffkneeled upon his knees \ufeffthree times a day, and prayed, and \ufeffgave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.\u201d&nbsp; <\/em>Daniel 6:10 KJV<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Daniel\u2019s choice to do the right thing was not based on what his outcome would be. It was based on his convictions and character.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is my second question for you. Do you only make the right decision when it is convenient for you? Or when you know everything will be in your favor? Or do you make the decision to do the right thing because of the strength of your character and your love for God?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We all face lion\u2019s dens, but it is our choice to conform to what this world decrees or what God decrees. The option is yours, but what choice will you make?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To quote Joshua, \u201cas for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It does not matter the outcome. If we happen to get hurt, then we get hurt. Because if we choose to follow the crowd (or the decree) over our character. We will gain more than just a bad grade, hurt feelings, or discomfort.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We lose our witness, and we lose credibility as a child of God. Daniel\u2019s boldness became a witness to everyone in that kingdom. His simple act of keeping his convictions showed the entire kingdom that his priorities were based on what is truly valuable in his relationship with God.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Daniel\u2019s story is no different than when we stand up and keep our convictions even when they are not popular. We show those around us that we indeed are what we claim to be: children of God.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, let us walk with character. Even if God doesn&#8217;t shut the lion\u2019s mouth, there can be satisfaction in knowing at the end of the day, He will accept us if those around us do not. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201c20 And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of \ufeffthe living God, \ufeffis thy God, \ufeffwhom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions? 21 Then said Daniel unto the king, \ufeffO king, live [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":718,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[80,36,86,91,61,113,111,79,92,110,112],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.11 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What if God Never Shut the Lions\u2019 Mouths? - The Synergist<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/what-if-god-never-shut-the-lions-mouths\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What if God Never Shut the Lions\u2019 Mouths? - The Synergist\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u201c20 And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of \ufeffthe living God, \ufeffis thy God, \ufeffwhom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions? 21 Then said Daniel unto the king, \ufeffO king, live [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/what-if-god-never-shut-the-lions-mouths\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Synergist\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/realsynergist\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/caleb.betterton.1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-02-05T04:32:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-07-09T20:14:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-photo-4032590-e1657397665651.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1118\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1082\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Caleb Betterton\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Caleb Betterton\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/what-if-god-never-shut-the-lions-mouths\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/what-if-god-never-shut-the-lions-mouths\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Caleb Betterton\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d423c66758e37318f14f802658bb0769\"},\"headline\":\"What if God Never Shut the Lions\u2019 Mouths?\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-02-05T04:32:13+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-07-09T20:14:38+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/what-if-god-never-shut-the-lions-mouths\/\"},\"wordCount\":744,\"commentCount\":2,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"bible\",\"Christian\",\"Christian blog\",\"Christian media\",\"Christianity\",\"Daniel\",\"entertaining\",\"growth\",\"Inspire\",\"leadership\",\"Lions\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/what-if-god-never-shut-the-lions-mouths\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/what-if-god-never-shut-the-lions-mouths\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/what-if-god-never-shut-the-lions-mouths\/\",\"name\":\"What if God Never Shut the Lions\u2019 Mouths? - The Synergist\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-02-05T04:32:13+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-07-09T20:14:38+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/what-if-god-never-shut-the-lions-mouths\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/what-if-god-never-shut-the-lions-mouths\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/what-if-god-never-shut-the-lions-mouths\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"What if God Never Shut the Lions\u2019 Mouths?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/\",\"name\":\"The Synergist\",\"description\":\"Entertain but Challenge\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The Synergist Media Group\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Logo-Combined-Color-e1596773933309.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Logo-Combined-Color-e1596773933309.png\",\"width\":4495,\"height\":3307,\"caption\":\"The Synergist Media Group\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/realsynergist\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/realsynergist\/?hl=en\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d423c66758e37318f14f802658bb0769\",\"name\":\"Caleb Betterton\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/8765C440-1DC6-4AB1-BD5E-80910D069A53-e1637114606906-100x100.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/8765C440-1DC6-4AB1-BD5E-80910D069A53-e1637114606906-100x100.jpeg\",\"caption\":\"Caleb Betterton\"},\"description\":\"Meet the founder, Caleb. He's a voracious reader, an impulsive creator, and his natural energy makes everything better.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/caleb.betterton.1\",\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/caleb_betterton\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/author\/caleb\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"What if God Never Shut the Lions\u2019 Mouths? - The Synergist","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/what-if-god-never-shut-the-lions-mouths\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"What if God Never Shut the Lions\u2019 Mouths? - The Synergist","og_description":"\u201c20 And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of \ufeffthe living God, \ufeffis thy God, \ufeffwhom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions? 21 Then said Daniel unto the king, \ufeffO king, live [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/what-if-god-never-shut-the-lions-mouths\/","og_site_name":"The Synergist","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/realsynergist","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/caleb.betterton.1","article_published_time":"2021-02-05T04:32:13+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-07-09T20:14:38+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1118,"height":1082,"url":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-photo-4032590-e1657397665651.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Caleb Betterton","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Caleb Betterton","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/what-if-god-never-shut-the-lions-mouths\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/what-if-god-never-shut-the-lions-mouths\/"},"author":{"name":"Caleb Betterton","@id":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d423c66758e37318f14f802658bb0769"},"headline":"What if God Never Shut the Lions\u2019 Mouths?","datePublished":"2021-02-05T04:32:13+00:00","dateModified":"2022-07-09T20:14:38+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/what-if-god-never-shut-the-lions-mouths\/"},"wordCount":744,"commentCount":2,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/#organization"},"keywords":["bible","Christian","Christian blog","Christian media","Christianity","Daniel","entertaining","growth","Inspire","leadership","Lions"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/synergistco.com\/what-if-god-never-shut-the-lions-mouths\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/what-if-god-never-shut-the-lions-mouths\/","url":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/what-if-god-never-shut-the-lions-mouths\/","name":"What if God Never Shut the Lions\u2019 Mouths? - The Synergist","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2021-02-05T04:32:13+00:00","dateModified":"2022-07-09T20:14:38+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/what-if-god-never-shut-the-lions-mouths\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/synergistco.com\/what-if-god-never-shut-the-lions-mouths\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/what-if-god-never-shut-the-lions-mouths\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"What if God Never Shut the Lions\u2019 Mouths?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/","name":"The Synergist","description":"Entertain but Challenge","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/#organization","name":"The Synergist Media Group","url":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Logo-Combined-Color-e1596773933309.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Logo-Combined-Color-e1596773933309.png","width":4495,"height":3307,"caption":"The Synergist Media Group"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/realsynergist","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/realsynergist\/?hl=en"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d423c66758e37318f14f802658bb0769","name":"Caleb Betterton","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/8765C440-1DC6-4AB1-BD5E-80910D069A53-e1637114606906-100x100.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/8765C440-1DC6-4AB1-BD5E-80910D069A53-e1637114606906-100x100.jpeg","caption":"Caleb Betterton"},"description":"Meet the founder, Caleb. He's a voracious reader, an impulsive creator, and his natural energy makes everything better.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/caleb.betterton.1","https:\/\/instagram.com\/caleb_betterton"],"url":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/author\/caleb\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-photo-4032590-e1657397665651.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/717"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=717"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/717\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1452,"href":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/717\/revisions\/1452"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/synergistco.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}