Daniel 3:15-30
15Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?
16Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.
17If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.
18But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
19Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.
20And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
21Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
22Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flames of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
23And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
24Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.
25He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
26Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire.
27And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.
28Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
29Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.
30Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the province of Babylon.
The Lord gave me this word:-
"I am perfect, I am just, I am faithful, surely I will not give you more than you can bare. I am with you even unto the end, be not moved from Me. In your trials do I refine you, do I make you a worthy vessel for My use. Be not grieved by the fiery trials that come upon you, know that My perfect work is in motion. I am with you even in the fires, you shall therefore not be burned. Have faith in Me for I will bring you through the fires, for the world hated Me therefore you shall be hated, yes soon they will pour out their anger upon you, but be not troubled, for I am the Lord your God, I am with you in the midst of the fire."
Understanding:-
Recent trials have been pulling me to fall down and bow to the "old man" but the Lord encourages me and all those who are also going through the fire at this time to not be moved. Stand for Christ, stand for truth! God is with us in our trials that are now and to come but let us not be troubled.
By trusting in God and having faith in Him shall I (we) come out of these trials withought being burned (loosing our joy/peace/faith). God is with us even unto the end...
Love in Christ
James
Monday, October 6, 2008
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3 comments:
Amen brother, Amen. What the enemy intends for our evil God will work for our good. Let us press in boldly without fear. Taking on every trial in faith knowing we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us. There is an end and better is it than the beginning. Hang in there man, God is with you and he has not forgotten your labor and love.
James 1
1James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
2My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
3Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
4But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
5If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
6But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
7For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
8A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
9Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:
10But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
11For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
12Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
Austin
Amen James.
God is good and He is surely for you, be encouraged.
Alex
Amen James.
As you quoted:
Daniel 3:17.....our God whom we (you) serve is able to deliver us (you) from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us (you) out of your hand, O king (Pharisee, judge of another mans servant but not according to truth). 18But if not, be it known unto you, O king, that we will not serve your god, nor worship the golden image (of religion) which you have set up.
John 6:68 Then Simon Peter (you, James) answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.
Matthew 10:34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. 35For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. 36And a man's foes shall be they of his own household. 37He that loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38And he that takes not his cross, and follows after me, is not worthy of me. 39He that finds his life shall lose it: and he that loses his life for my sake shall find it. 40He that receives you receives me, and he that receives me receives him that sent me.
It's ALL about worshipping in "spirit" (The Holy Spirit) and in "truth" (What the words actually mean, what the Holy Spirit leads into!)
L,J,P&HG
Dave
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