Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished; and he rose in haste and spoke, saying to his counselors, “Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire?” They answered and said to the king, “True, O king.” “Look!” he answered, “I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.”
Daniel 3:24-25
Nebuchadnezzar became enraged when Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah would not bow to the image he had set up for his kingdom’s subjects to worship. He was reasonable and gave them a chance to correct their mistake. Their reply was so elegant that Britain used it as a request for help from the United States during World War II. Because they would not comply with his ungodly command Nebuchadnezzar turned the heat up seven times on his furnace. It was so hot that the men who threw them in died. Then the Son of God showed up and walked through the fire with them.
Jesus did not plan for us to be without conflict in this world. He did not save us from the world. He has saved us in the world. He came to be with us and walk with us through this life to heaven. He prayed for us before He died for us. He asked the Father to keep us from the evil one, not to remove us from this broken world. (John 17:15) When the heat is on in this world Jesus is right there with us. He will never leave us or forsake us. He has planned for our victory over this world not for our retreat from it.
Thank You, Jesus, because You always bring us triumphantly through when we follow God’s way. This is the way You advanced Your kingdom. Thank You, for letting us (me) be part of Your kingdom victory. Thank You for walking me through the fire to pass every challenge in my life.
His Is With Me,
Pastor Jason
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