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August 18, 2026
Proven in The Fire,
Elevated in the Kingdom
Part Two
Last week I wrote about Joseph and how he was proven in the fire through betrayal, false accusation, put in prison and then was elevated to the palace. This week I want to share the story about Daniel because many of you are not just in a pit season, you are in a Babylon season. You are faithful in a foreign land, because as a believer, you are in this world but not of it. You are surrounded by people who don’t honor or serve your God.
Daniel came from royalty but was taken captive to Babylon as a young man, just like Joseph was taken to Egypt as a young man. He had to be proven in Babylon. Vindicated in the lions’ den, and then elevated as ruler over the whole province. Daniel was a man of integrity, in whom there was no blemish, good looking, gifted in all wisdom, possessing knowledge and quick to understand.
When he was offered food at the King’s table, he would not defile himself. He would not compromise and refused to break covenant with God. Some of you are in that same test. You have been pressured to compromise to be promoted or accepted, but because you passed the private test of consecration, the Lord is going to entrust you with wisdom and revelation. Your father who sees what is done in secret will reward you openly.
Daniel’s friends were thrown into the fiery furnace for refusing to bow to the golden image. Daniel continued to pray three times a day with his windows open, even though it was illegal. The satraps were envious and tried to find grounds for charges against him but couldn’t find any because he was faithful and no fault was found in him. They plotted to take his life just to remove him from his position. This is amazing because when I woke up this morning the Holy Spirit gave me the word ‘satraps”.
The Lord is showing me that many of you have people speaking against you, and trying to remove you from your position. They are trying to stop you from what you were called to do. They don’t realize they are coming against God’s plan, but they are determined to plot against you. There is a fight for promotion, but as you remain humble and steadfast, the Lord will continue to raise you up to where you belong. Every plan of the enemy will be rendered null and void as you remain faithful and loyal to Jesus and His word. The enemy’s plans will not prevail in your life.
Daniel was then thrown into the lions’ den. The king said to Daniel, “Your God whom you serve continually, He will deliver you.” Then a stone was brought and laid on the mouth of the den and sealed with the kings signet ring. King Darius couldn’t sleep at night. At dawn he ran to the den and cried out, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God been able to deliver you?” Daniel answered, “O king live forever! My God sent His angel and shut the lions’ mouths so that they have not hurt me because I was found innocent before Him.”
Daniel was not angry or bitter because he knew Gods promise for his life. Then the men who falsely accused Daniel were thrown into the den, and the lions overpowered them. King Darius issued a decree::In every part of my kingdom, people must fear and reverence the God of Daniel. For Hei is the living God and endures forever. He rescues and saves; He performs signs and wonders. He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.” So Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius and Cyrus.
When I wrote this the Holy Spirit gave me this revelation: Just as a stone was placed over Jesus’ tomb and God sent an angel to roll it away, a stone was placed over the lions’ den and God sent an angel to shut the mouths of the lions. You may be facing a situation that looks impossible in the natural, but the Lord will send an angel to shut the mouths of the lions and you will come out unharmed.
The same God who rolled away the stone for Daniel is rolling away the stone for you. Those who watched you in the lions’ den are going to watch God elevate you. What they meant to silence you with, will become your platform. You will come out unharmed because you have been found faithful before Him.
Daniel 6:3
Then this Daniel distinguished himself above the governors and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king gave thourgh to setting him over the whole realm.
Daniel 6:25b
“For He is the living God and he endures forever; His kingdom will not be destroyed, His dominion will never end. He rescues and He saves; He performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth. He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.”
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