DIGGING DEEPER

Read Daniel 6:1-9. Talk about why you think Daniel rose to the top of leadership in Babylon under multiple kings.

How might the fruit of a faithful life create tension, opposition, or envy in those around us?

Read Daniel 6:10. What do you notice about Daniel’s response — especially what he didn’t do?

How are Christians today tempted to adjust faithfulness just enough to avoid consequences? Why are small compromises often the most dangerous?

What practices (habits, rhythms) help anchor faith when pressure comes?

Read Daniel 6:16–18. Daniel obeyed without knowing how God would act. What does this reveal about Daniel’s hope — what was it ultimately resting on?

Read Daniel 6:21–22. Daniel is calm and clear after a night with the lions. What does this suggest about God’s presence in suffering, not just deliverance from it?

How does this shape how we view seasons where obedience leads to hardship?

Read Daniel 6:25–27. How does faithful obedience often become a testimony even before deliverance happens?

Daniel was delivered, but many faithful believers are not.

How do we hold onto faith when obedience doesn’t lead to rescue? What would it look like to live with the mindset: “Even if He does not…”?

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