I know what it's like to be in the fire, to be in those harrowing situations where you just know that nothing will ever be right again, and for a long time, I continued to believe that nothing would ever be right.
But the Lord meets us in the fire. He's always with us, so why wouldn't he be in the fire, too? Nothing's too hot for him.
Some of our most fiery moments come when we hold fast to our faith and our beliefs and find ourselves condemned for it.
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego are great examples of how the Lord not only comforts but also rewards those who stay steadfast to their faith.
When they refused to worship a gold image that Nebuchadnezzar created, they were put in a fire seven times hotter than any fires created to burn those who refused to worship.
But they did not burn. No.
"Look!" he [Nebuchadnezzar] answered, "I see four men, too, walking in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the fourth is like the Son of God" (Daniel 3:25).
Not long after calling the trio out of the fire, the king promoted the men.
When you keep the truth, that God is always in control, close to your heart and mind and live by it, you will be saved by the Lord... and promoted for being a good, faithful servant.
But the Lord meets us in the fire. He's always with us, so why wouldn't he be in the fire, too? Nothing's too hot for him.
Some of our most fiery moments come when we hold fast to our faith and our beliefs and find ourselves condemned for it.
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego are great examples of how the Lord not only comforts but also rewards those who stay steadfast to their faith.
When they refused to worship a gold image that Nebuchadnezzar created, they were put in a fire seven times hotter than any fires created to burn those who refused to worship.
But they did not burn. No.
"Look!" he [Nebuchadnezzar] answered, "I see four men, too, walking in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the fourth is like the Son of God" (Daniel 3:25).
Not long after calling the trio out of the fire, the king promoted the men.
When you keep the truth, that God is always in control, close to your heart and mind and live by it, you will be saved by the Lord... and promoted for being a good, faithful servant.
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