My Hero, Daniel! A Devotional for Kids
by Ruth Willms
Who is your hero? Who is there in your life that you think the world of and want to be just like him? Maybe it’s an imaginary character like Harry Potter or Superman or Iginla, the Calgary Flames hockey captain. You want their powers so you can control your life and even the lives of others. I think at sometimes we all want to play God.
My hero is Daniel. You can read about him in the Bible in the book of Daniel. I admire his character: “in whom there was no blemish, but good-looking, gifted in all wisdom, possessing knowledge and quick to understand”. [Daniel 1:4] NKJV
He was smart and confident but I don’t see any arrogance in him. He didn’t think or act as if he thought he was better then other people. He was available to God and others and not to make himself look good. But because he was so dedicated to God in everything he did, God made him not only look good but become great.
What I like about Daniel especially was that he decided not to defile himself. He decided not to sin. He stood up for his beliefs in God and what God wanted from him even when it threatened his life.
Because of that God made him very important with a lot of power. The king made him the head governor and the other governors were jealous of him. They wanted to get him into trouble so the king would fire him.
So they watched him to see which of his faults they could use against him. You know what? They couldn’t find a problem with him because he did everything right. The Bible says he was faithful.
Finally the governors used the good part in Daniel’s life to bring him down. They knew he worshipped the God of the Bible. Everyday, three times, he threw his windows wide open and prayed to God.
The governors took advantage of the king’s pride. They talked him into making a new law. The law said for the next thirty days no one could pray to anyone or anything, except to the king. Whoever broke the law would be thrown into the den of lions. The king agreed and signed the decree not knowing that Daniel faithfully prayed to the one God.
Daniel, my hero, was very brave and stayed faithful to God. In the beginning of time God had made a law. His law said people should pray to and worship only Him. So to worship anyone or anything else is sin.
Daniel was thrown into the den of lions. God rescued him in a very unique way. You can read about it in the book of Daniel chapter 6.
I’m wondering where in my life today I need to be more faithful to God and not try to make myself look good. What about you? God does make things work out great for us when we honor Him. He takes care of us when we take care of the things of God.
Devotional for Parents:
Who is your hero? We all have one. It’s that person we pattern our life after. Your hero may be that person in your business or your work world who has made it to the top where you want to be. He may be that person who excels in life finding that perfect balance between home, work and person.
Daniel’s faithfulness to God in all areas of our lives is even more challenging than that in a child’s life but it is also so much more rewarding. As an adult we play for keeps. Everything we do and accomplish or don’t accomplish affects not only our life and future personally but our family’s welfare and future. We play for big stakes. But the exciting part is the bigger the stake the bigger opportunity for God to make Himself known and for us to bring honor to Him.
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