Daniel 3:16-18
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. If this be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king. But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.”
Tag: Faith Trumps Fear
The above story is about the three Hebrew boys who refused to bow down to the kings statue when the music is played. They knew God had said not to bow down and worship any other god Nebuchadnezzar had built this statue to show his own glory. But, these three men said, “No!” This is hat happens when you are looking at a situation through the eyes of faith. The penalty for not bowing down was to be tossed into a great fiery furnace. They heated the furnace so hot that the men tossed these three Hebrews into the flames, were killed by the heat. We know the story. The three men were tossed into the fire and came out without even the slightest smell of smoke, much less being killed by the fire. When we look at the world through the eyes of faith we not only survive the fire of suffering, we live victorious. When we see things as though God is watching over us and loves us and will protect us (because that is what he says he will do for us), we can look the fire in the eye. God is in love with us, even when we don’t love Him!! He will not let anything harm us. Nothing!!! Rejoice!!!
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