Verses: Daniel 3 : 19 - 30
My thoughts about the
verses:
Saying don’t give up on
God is easier said than it is to do. We
go through real bad hardship and in the process we often feel like God isn’t
there. We feel abandoned because we
cannot understand why we even have bad things in our life.
We think to ourselves
why Christian’s face bad things. Why do
we get sick from diseases that tear down our bodies? Why do we have to work so hard just to
live? Why are we not walking on easy
street?
So our mind tells us
that God must have abandoned us. Our
spirit is trying to convince us that God is still there with us. We have an inward battle between our fears
and the truth. Slowly we start to accept
that we are not alone. We look at our struggles
and realize that there a lot of people that are also struggling. We see people that are positive even though
they are having a hard time in life.
The battle can take a
small time to conquer or a very long time.
Yet, what we can come to understand is God hasn’t left us. We have a foundation that is stronger than
anything that tries to overcome us. We
have to remember that Christians are protected by God. In our times of great struggle God will be
there to help us survive.
See God doesn’t give up
on us when we are struggling with our faith.
God is there walking with us lifting us up. We are never abandoned when we except Jesus
in our life. Even though we struggle
with our life God is there.
You can just imagine
what was going on in the mind of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. They had faith in the power of God. They felt deep in their heart and soul that
they would be protected from anything that was thrown at them. They continued to keep their faith in the one
true God even though they were being peer pressured to turn away. They trusted that no matter what happened
they would be safe.
You can imagine King
Nebuchadnezzar and his anger rising because they would not obey his
command. He gave them a second chance to
bow down to the god that he had created.
They looked him straight into the eye and said we are not doing it. It is against the will of God. I can imagine that Nebuchadnezzar’s face
turning red his mouth snarling. How
could these men disobey him?
Nebuchadnezzar was mad
and he was going to use Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego as an example to others that
they must obey his rules. He took it to
the extreme by tying them and getting the fire extremely hot. He throws them in the fire and waited for the
cries and their death.
You can see the look on
his face when he sees a fourth man in the fire.
How could it be he knew that only the three men were thrown into the pit
of fire? He watches intently as they
stand in the fire and are not killed.
He calls to them to come
out of the fire. You knew he was
expecting them to have some burns. He
was already confused because they hadn’t burned. Yet, what he sees amazes him they have no
injuries, their clothes have no damage and they don’t even smell like smoke. It
was through their faith that others could practice their belief in the True
God. For Nebuchadnezzar realized that
their God was powerful and had performed yet another miracle.
God had saved them from
the fire because they never lost faith in God.
They did not turn from god to make sure they lived. They went into the fire with the faith that
whatever happened to them would get God’s will.
God was there and did not leave their side. God didn’t give up on them. They in turn did not give up in God.
We can learn that we
need to never turn away from God. No
matter the struggle that we are going through God is there with us. We need to do what God would call us to do
without worry of what might happen to us.
As long as we are doing Go’s will we know that we are protected. God will not turn away from us. Though things may be tough we are stronger
through the power and strength of God.
Following God’s will is
the most important thing that you can do.
You might be surprised where it leads you. Yet, obeying God’s desire for your life will
ensure a fruitful life. God will use you
to help others. God will also stand by
your side and surround you with the comforting arms when you needed it in your
life.
Prayer:
Dear God we praise you
for the gifts that you give us. We
praise you for you love. We thank you
for never abandoning us. Help us never
turn away from you. Help us remember
that you are always with us. Help us
remember that as long as we do our calling we will find your guidance in our
life. In the name of the Holy One we
pray. Amen
Questions:
Have you accepted God in your life? Have you accepted the calling that God has
placed on your life? Are you staying
focused on God no matter what happens?
Do you understand that God will never leave your side?
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