November 14 Inside the Fire – Daniel 3：12-18

Should we be afraid to give in to pressure in situations that we had to deny Jesus or consider ourselves non-Christians? This is so commonly seen in some parts of the world where Christian gospel is inhibited. We don’t have to be afraid. We may not always know how or when God will help us, but we know He’s with us. He’ll give us the strength to stay faithful to Him through every “fire” we endure.

During King Nebuchadnezzar’s reign in Babylon, a small circle of friends survived the flames of the king’s wrath. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refused to worship a statue Nebuchadnezzar had created, and they told him. (Daniel 3:17)  “If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty’s hand.” Infuriated, the monarch cranked up the heat seven times hotter than normal.

The soldiers who carried out the king’s orders and tossed the friends into the blaze were killed, yet the onlookers watched Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego walk around inside the flames. (Daniel 3:25) “He said, “Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods.”

Jesus is with us when we face intimidation and trials.

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