May 28

Scripture Daniel 3: 1-27

What a story of complete total trust. Here we see 3 Hebrews who had been taken from their home and brought to a strange land. The king had made an image and had commanded that at the sound of the music, everyone was to bow down and worship the image. Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego refused. They worshipped God and God alone and they were not about to bow to any idol, even if it cost them their lives.

When this was reported to the king he became very angry and his attitude toward them changed. He gave them a chance to change their minds. They didn't, so he commanded them to be thrown into a fiery furnace, seven times hotter than usual. The furnace was so hot that the ones throwing them in died.

To the kings astonishment, when he looked into the furnace there were not 3 but 4 men up and walking about. The king said that the fourth looked like the Son of God. Praise God forever! Jesus was in the midst of the fire with them. They came out of the fire with not even a hair on their heads singed or a smell of smoke.

What is your fiery furnace today? Are you going through something and you feel like throwing your hands up in despair? Do you feel forsaken? Even though you can't see Him, Jesus will also walk through all your fiery trials with you and you too will come through unharmed and stronger




If you feel your fiery furnace
Is much more than you can bear
Leave all at the feet of Jesus
He your every trial will bear
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