Shutting Lions' mouths

Recently, someone I know visited some friends and she later told me about her experience.
Shortly after she had been seated and pleasantries were still being exchanged, a family member’s rather large dog escaped its confines, and bounding into the room it jumped right on her!! 🫣 😨 Not being a dog lover, she was petrified when it then let out a low growl close to her ear, and it was all she could do not to give in to panic! 😱 Her hostess in the meantime hurried over to have some firm words with the dog, and it eventually sat on its haunches having found my friend a disappointing playmate.

I later reflected on the experience she had shared, and the desperate prayers she must have sent up in those scary seconds😶🙏.
It reminded me in a small way of the story of Daniel and the lions in the bible. In the typical story books, there is usually a picture of Daniel looking perfectly calm, with some sedate looking lions lying around. We never imagine that perhaps one or two lions came bounding powerfully up to Daniel, raised their front paws ready to bring him down, when a firm rebuke from an angel had them dropping back to their fours and slinking away.🫸🛑

The bible records that the Lord sent his angel to “shut the mouths of the Lions”. It doesn’t say he didn’t have a petrifying and heart pounding first 5 minutes before he realized God wasn’t going to let them harm him. 🫣🤔

Sometimes, while serving God faithfully, we may find ourselves in situations that feel deeply unfair, or that are extremely stressful and beyond our control. It might feel like a lions’ den of dangers, toils and snares, where only God can make a way out. 😩

My encouragement to you is that God knows where you are🫵, and while it might feel like a very long night, the bible says that joy comes in the morning…🥲😇🙏

May the Lord send His angel to guard you - and may he shut the mouths of the lions/terrors/fears/stresses/worries that are threatening to overwhelm you.

When you look back one day soon, like Daniel of old, your testimony will be.. “My God sent His angel, and he shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me…”🙌

God bless you.

Verse of the month..
Psalm 91:11 – For He shall give His angels charge over you..

Upcoming speakers:

👉 Sunday February 1st 11am -  Speakers - Angela and Ian Moor
👉 Sunday February 8th 11am -  Speaker - Rebekah Stupple (Barnabas Aid)
👉 Sunday February 15th 11am -  Speaker - Paul Allen
👉 Sunday February 22nd 11am -  Speaker - Ashley Trask
👉 Saturday February 28th 7pm -  Speaker - Open Doors (Special Missionary Weekend Service)

Please note there will be no evening services on the above dates, except February 28th.

God bless you and we look forward to seeing you then.

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Located on McDermott road, we are 5-10 minutes walk from Peckham Rye Train Station, or 10 mins walk from the Nigel Road bus stop on Peckham Rye ( Buses 343, 12 etc).

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