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But Even If He Doesn’t, We Want To Make It Clear To You, Your Majesty,
That We Will Never
Serve Your gods Or Worship The Gold Statue You Have Set Up.
Scripture
Daniel 3
16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you. 17 If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God whom we serve is able to save us. He will rescue us from your power, Your Majesty. 18 But even if he doesn’t, we want to make it clear to you, Your Majesty, that we will never serve your gods or worship the gold statue you have set up.”
22 And because the king, in his anger, had demanded such a hot fire in the furnace, the flames killed the soldiers as they threw the three men in. 23 So Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, securely tied, fell into the roaring flames.
24 But suddenly, Nebuchadnezzar jumped up in amazement and exclaimed to his advisers, “Didn’t we tie up three men and throw them into the furnace?”
“Yes, Your Majesty, we certainly did,” they replied.
25 “Look!” Nebuchadnezzar shouted. “I see four men, unbound, walking around in the fire unharmed! And the fourth looks like a god!”
Observation
Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abednego took a stand. Their decision not to bow down to the
statue of Nebuchadnezzar got them into more than just hot water it got them
thrown into a fiery furnace!
The
prophet Daniel took a stand and it got him thrown into a den of lions.
God
wants us to take a stand!
God
wants us to live differently than the rest of the world. He wants us to stay
away from sin and ungodliness. God wants us to bring Him glory. He wants us to
honor
Him
with the way we live.
Does
this honor God? Does this bring Him glory?
Whatever
it is, whatever we are doing or getting ready to do this should always be the
underlying principle that guides our lives, “Does this honor God and does it
bring Him glory?”
Sometimes
the decision to honor and glorify God with our lives may be costly. It may get
us into a fiery furnace or thrown into a den of lions, but we can be sure of
this, God will be with us and He will never forsake us.
“When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you. For I am the Lord, your God,” Isaiah 43:2-3
Application
I
will strive to honor and glorify God by the way I live. How about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I want to honor You. I want to bring You glory by the way I live. Help
me not to do stupid sins. Help me make good decisions and choices. Guide my
life in the way that You want me to go. Give me the boldness and the courage of
Daniel, and the faith of Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abednego.
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