{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Faith","title":"Maintaining a Biblical Perspective in the Face of Pressure // Jason King","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3544,"description":"Maintaining a Biblical Perspective in the Face of Pressure Daniel 6:10 (NIV)“Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before.” Daniel 6:16a (NIV)“So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the lions’ den.” 1. We are to rest in the sovereignty of God’s plan.  Daniel 3:17-18 (NIV)“If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and He will deliver us from Your Majesty’s hand. But even if He does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.” Acts 4:19-20 (NIV)“Peter and John replied, ‘Which is right in God’s eyes: to listen to you, or to Him? You be the judges! As for us, we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.’” 2. We find comfort in knowing what is impossible with man is possible with God.  Daniel 6:14 (NIV)“When the king heard this, he was greatly distressed; he was determined to rescue Daniel and made every effort until sundown to save him.” Daniel 6:17 (NIV)“A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the rings of his nobles, so that Daniel’s situation might not be changed.” Daniel 6:16b (NIV)“The king said to Daniel, ‘May your God, whom you serve continually, rescue you!’” Daniel 6:18 (NIV)“Then the king returned to his palace and spent the night without eating and without any entertainment being brought to him. And he could not sleep.” 3. Your greatest pressure point can become the place of your greatest encounter with God.  Daniel 6:19 (NIV)“At the first light of dawn, the king got up and hurried to the lions’ den. When he came near the den, he called to Daniel in an anguished voice, ‘Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/xe5ZmqsbRK_eg3Aa1aaHkwMagjXYQWPYjJYhv8jTcBI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hMDUw/MGUwMDE1NzNlYTc4/ZWM2Y2YzZWJjMjQy/MmQ2Yi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}