Good Morning Friends,
The answer of Shadrach Meshach and Abednego to
the king did not please him. He was looking for submission to his will and they
answered with stubborn determination to do what was right before God instead of
the king. In response, he grew furious and ordered the three thrown into the
blazing furnace, and turned the furnace up seven times hotter than usual. The
fire was so hot that the soldiers who threw the three into the furnace were
killed by the heat!
“Then King Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet
in amazement and asked his advisers, ‘Weren’t there three men that we tied up
and threw into the fire?’ They replied, ‘Certainly, O king.’ He said, ‘Look! I
see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks
like a son of the gods.’ Nebuchadnezzar then approached the opening of the
blazing furnace and shouted, ‘Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, servants of the
Most High God, come out! Come here!’ So Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego came out
of the fire, and the satraps, prefects, governors and royal advisers crowded
around them. They saw that the fire had not harmed their bodies, nor was a hair
of their heads singed; their robes were not scorched, and there was no smell of fire on them. Then
Nebuchadnezzar said, ‘Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego,
who has sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in him and defied
the king’ command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship
any god except their own God.’”(Daniel 3:24-28))
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were not
alone in the furnace. God proved true to His Word. He doesn’t promise that He
will always deliver His followers from harm or death, but He does promise that
there will never be a situation they will have to face alone.
“I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
(Hebrews 13:5)
‘I will be with you always.” (Matthew 28:20)
“Though I walk through the valley of the
shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me.” (Psalm 23:4)
In this case, God saved the three from the
furnace and caused those who witnessed the miracle to be amazed, even the
wicked king. But even more important, God didn’t desert them in the furnace. And
no matter what you have to face, He’ll never desert you, either!
His, by Grace,
Steve
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