Nebuchadnezzar answered and said, "Blessed
be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego,
who has sent his angel and delivered his servants,
who trusted i
and yielded up their bodies rather than serve and
worship any god except their own God....
Therefore I make a decree: Any people, nation,
or language that speaks anything against the God
of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego shall be torn
limb from limb, and their houses laid in ruins, for there
is no other god who is able to rescue in this way."
Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abednego in the province of Babylon.
Daniel 3:28-30
These verses are the ending of the story of Meshach, Shadrach, and Abednego. Daniel has two stories where a believer's faith was tested to the extreme. In both of these stories the situation must have been terribly stressful, try for a moment to put yourself in their position.
In both situations, it meant sure human death
if GOD did not intervene. But in both stories they went boldly, not knowing if GOD would rescue them, or if they would find themselves at Jesus' feet in heaven. I would imagine most of us would not have to have our faith tested to those extremes, but when your faith is tested by the fires of life, is GOD glorified?
We as followers face trials every day
some are very large, and some are minor, but all are a test of our faith. How you handle these fiery trials is an example of how strong your faith is. If you crumble, become discouraged, maybe become angry at GOD, your faith needs to be strengthened. But, if you endure these trials with the attitude that no matter the outcome, you will trust and keep the faith that GOD is sovereign.
Remember this when you face the next trial. I truly believe that we will be rewarded for our faithfulness when we go home.
Written By Jim Bushmiller
Amen I agree
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