"THE LION'S DEN: It's not the PLACE, It's the PRESENCE!"

It is amazing how "relationship" has a direct correlation to "revelation" from God! It doesn't matter where you are physically in time and space, the Lord God will manifest His Presence!

An excellent example of this profound relationship between a man and God can be found in the Book of Daniel as the prophet encounters several trials on his road to truth. The fundamental premise needed to establish God's trust is your "obedience" to His Word. As you obey God consistently, He will establish you. This does not mean you won't experience any trouble, hardships or adversity; but it declares definitely that "He will be with you in trouble!" (Ps. 91:14-15) (Josh. 1:5)

Just think for a moment about your own personal "Lion's Den" experience when the adversary seemed to have you cornered with no way out and you were facing certain destruction. Yet you didn't faint (quit) or stay in fear, but you stood flat-footed on the foundation of faith and He delivered you! Do you remember? It wasn't the place, it was the Presence!

God will give you favor (peace) in a hostile environment. Favor is not always good fortune, riches or promotion. But it is most certainly rooted and grounded on the paradigm of PEACE continually! The Presence of God manifests PEACE in the life of the Believer! No matter what; DON'T PANIC. He is there!

This is what real PEACE looks like:

You will be tested in the midst of your trials. He will surround you with allies in the natural (brothers and sisters in the faith) and spirit (angels to have charge over you) realms.He will not withhold any good thing from you as you press in to His Presence. He has given us the example of Daniel on how to "resist the food and drink" (deception of the enemy) of the Babylonian (world) system through radical faith and no fear of death.

You will be rewarded by God with unyielding faith and ever increasing wisdom. Your "spiritual gifts" will make room for you and bring you before great men and women. The beauty of the adversity we experience in the Lion's Den leads to a promotion in the spirit realm whereby we receive the privilege to serve God in the marketplace.

It's all about getting "clean" (seeking holiness and righteousness) inside and the place doesn't matter; but the PRESENCE does!