What do you do when you find yourself in a terrible situation? Stand and fight? Deny there is a problem? Give up and run? When a terrible health report comes in, or you’re handed a frightening court summons, or the thief steals all you have, what’s your first reaction?
Sometimes we have no options and must face what’s coming. There is no way out of our predicament.
Remember Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego? They were Daniel’s three friends in the Old Testament who stood up to King Nebuchadnezzer and refused to worship him as god. For defying the king they were ordered burned to death in a furnace. There was no time for a court appeal or someone to rescue them. They were just tossed into the flames. But they believed God would rescue them, even if they died in the fire.
And God did rescue them, but not by putting the fire out. He put Jesus inside the furnace with them. With Jesus at their side, they not only survived the burning fire, they didn’t even smell of smoke!
When the flames of disaster threaten to engulf us, God doesn’t always rescue us the way we wish. He puts Jesus beside us to protect us, guide us and bring us through our fire. These three men have become for us a symbol of God’s protection and blessing when we obey God rather than mankind.
Our Savior Jesus is with us every day, in good times or in bad. He will never leave us nor forsake us, no matter how hot the furnace of life becomes. He will bring us through it when we reach out to Him in faith.
Thank You, Jesus, for being with us, no matter how hot things get!
Rev. Bob Tasler, www.bobtasler.come
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