Early in October, at one instance, a storm that might inundate Metro Manila again was brewing in Northern Luzon. A super typhoon just ravaged Luzon not more than two weeks ago at the time and another typhoon was supposed to batter the island. We prayed on Give Us this Day and I begged the Father to spare these people who already have experienced the worst in their lives. As soon as we prayed, after the Give Us This Day program, PAGASA reported that the said typhoon did not hit Metro Manila and caused lesser damages in the Luzon area. That is what we can do when we speak the Father’s language of faith.

Remember when our Almighty Father was in a boat with His disciples. They were sailing very smoothly from Tiberias to the other side of Galilee. Perhaps, they were fellowshipping. They were probably singing songs and were very happy until in the middle of the sea, a strong storm blew and it made a toy out of the little boat they were in.

The disciples panicked, Jesus Christ was at the stern of the boat. He was sleeping. They were about to capsize because the boat was rocking to and fro. Big waves came and buffeted the small boat. They did not know what to do, they panicked. The disciples went to Jesus Christ and they told Him, “Lord, we are about to die and You are sleeping?” The Lord was very, very tired for preaching, all day; What did He say to them first? “Oh, men of little faith!” Then He rose up and said to the wind, “Stop!” And said to the storm, “stop!” And said to the waves, “Cease!” The storm and the wind and the waves stopped. The disciples looked at Him and said, “What kind of a man is this that even nature follows His Words?”

Matthew 8:26
“And He saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then He arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.”

When you are with Lord God Almighty, have faith. That means do not panic. See, if they did not wake up the Lord, He was there and though the boat went down to the water, what would happen? Probably the greatest miracle they would ever see in their lives happened because all of them together with the Lord would be walking on water.

Have I tried walking on water? This ministry is walking on water everyday. Did we go down? Sometimes we go down a little bit, but we did not panic, because He is with us. The Father and the Son are with us. All of you have probably experienced the worst things in your lives. At the start, your life was smooth sailing, everything was just fine. Sunny days, nice, the wind is just blowing so nicely. The blue waters are for you to behold. Everything is fine and everything in life is nice. You have a life, sailing so smoothly.

All of a sudden, in the middle of your life, troubles, big storms and waves and the wind just blew upon your little boat which is your life. Did you panic? Is the Son with you? Is the Father with you? Do not panic, because if you go down He is going down with you. If He goes down to the bottom of the sea, if He is with you, don’t panic, because he owns the sea.

Daniel the prophet experienced that. Everybody was praising him. He was a governor in Babylon where Nebuchadnezzar was the King. He was a beloved administrator of Nebuchadnezzar until some envious and jealous people around the king set their eyes on Daniel and they laid a trap for him, so that one day they would see him die. They laid a very intricate trap for him using the king, so that one day they would get rid of him. What they saw is Daniel’s weakness in life. They thought it was a weakness, because Daniel did not forget to pray three times a day, open his windows, kneel in front of the window facing Jerusalem and prayed three times a day. They knew that Daniel will not compromise his faith. So, they devised a very subtle plan to trap Daniel, the way they see him serve his God. They went to the King and flattered the King. “King, why don’t you make a decree? When you put up a statue, an image of yourself, make a decree that from this moment, during the day, nobody should pray to any god but you and your image.”

They knew Daniel will not compromise, and so, that was the trap. Everyone that will not follow the decree of the King will be put to death. The King was flattered, because it was his image. That was how vain the king was. So, he made the decree, sealed it with his ring and sent the decree all over Babylon. He set up the image. Those times that Daniel was praying was also the time they put on a decree that nobody should pray to any other god, but the god that Nebuchadnezzar had set up. Then they saw Daniel opened the windows, knelt in front to face Jerusalem. He was praying to the God of Israel. So, they noted the time, and they gave it to the King. The King was very sad of course, because Daniel was his beloved administrator, but he cannot save him because he already sealed the law with his seal of approval. That means, in the law of the Medes and the Persians, any law can be broken but not the laws sealed with the King’s ring. So, what can he do?

The enemies of Daniel who were jealous and envious of him were happy to see Daniel go to the lion’s den like a lamb. The prison house before was not like our prison house today. When they put you in, you have other individuals there. They look like lions but they will not eat you. But this one is real. It is a cave, full of hungry lions that did not eat for three months. Just the smell of you would make the lions go crazy.

They put Daniel there and they closed the door! If I were Daniel, even if I were the Son of God, I would probably feel some fear. Probably, I would panic a little bit. But Daniel was uncompromising and he let them do their bidding. They threw him into the den with five hungry lions. You are given five minutes and you’re dead. You’re a nice lunch, you’re a nice dinner.

The lions probably after that, will say, thank you, you’re done, everything is clean, nothing is left of you. After five minutes, the king said, open the door to the lion’s den. And he called out to Daniel. Probably, the King had faith in Daniel’s God, because he still called him, Daniel, are you still alive? Daniel answered, “Oh yes, O King, I’m still alive. The angels of God were sent and they closed the mouth of your lions.”

What happened is that God sent angels to trick the lions’ eyes, because when Daniel came into the lion’s den, they thought he was the mother lion. So, they all came before him and they did not hurt Daniel. They did not touch him. He said, “The angel of God was sent to shut the mouth of your lions. I am still alive, oh King.” In the midst of your problem, in the midst of your life’s storm, in the midst of your trouble, do not panic, because when the Father is with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you! He will be with you!

That story can be read in Daniel 6:10-22.

In the midst of danger, when you serve the Father faithfully, do not panic, because He is there to save you in any circumstances, in any situation you find yourself in. Your trust to your Father should not diminish, like Daniel’s.

This also happened to Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. They were thrown into the fiery furnace which was heated seven times as it was wont to be heated. Because, they were also beloved by Nebuchadnezzar, they were given the chance. You do not have to bow down before my image. “You just say, we were walking and I let you free.” What did the three say? The three said, this is what I like about it, “Know ye, oh, king, our God is able to deliver us from the fiery furnace. Our God is able to deliver us from death.” But this is what I like about what they said, “But in case, our God does not deliver us, in case our God will not save us, we will follow Him still. We will not compromise. We will offer our lives in obedience to His Will.” Daniel chapter 3.

You know, that message is very nice. There are people who follow Him but they have already decreed upon themselves what they wanted to follow about the Lord. Like for example, if you pray, you are sick and the Father did not heal you. What will you do? Are you dependent on the outcome of your prayer and say, “Now, I will leave Him because He did not heal me.” Are you good to the Father only when He heals you? When I pray to Him and ask for something, I would say, “Father, whether You give me this that I ask You or not, my heart is fixed and my mind is made up, I will love You, I will follow You.”