Our God will deliver us; in whatever way He chooses

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"If that is the case, our God, whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king. But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up."   Daniel 3:17-18 NKJV

King Nebuchadnezzar, had set up a gold statue and he ordered that every one should bow and worship this at certain times (Read Daniel 3). Certain Jews informed the king that Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego were refusing to do this and the king was enraged. The penalty for this was to be thrown into a fiery furnace. The king interviewed them and threatened this certain death upon them unless they complied. He was so arrogant that he said to them, 'But if you do not worship, you shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. And who is the god who will deliver you from my hands.' Dan 3:15.

This did not deter the young men and they replied,"If that is the case, our God, whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king. But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up."   Daniel 3:17-18 NKJV.
 And as you read the account in chapter 3, you will see that, even though they were thrown into the furnace, they survived without a burnt hair and the Angel of the Lord accompanied them too.

What a wonderful demonstration of men of God making a stand against evil. Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego trusted the Lord. They knew He wouldn't let them down but even if He didn't deliver them, they would not bow down to evil.

Sometimes we face the most difficult of circumstances and it is so easy to literally beg Jesus to help us. Sometimes, He doesn't answer our prayers the way we would want Him to. However, He is still God and deserves our love and worship. 

Perhaps, you may be in a situation that is desperate at this time, and you are calling out for God's help. You may be tempted to think that God will not help on this occasion and feel that you should give up on your prayers because they will not work. That is the devil talking. Ignore this and stand firm in the knowledge that God loves you and whatever happens; whatever the outcome; He is still God. It's not over until it's over.

There comes a time when we have done all that we can - given it to God, prayed and appealed to God for His help. However, the situation hasn't changed. There's many questions that go unanswered at times like this; and much emotion rules. Sometimes we just have to accept that God has answered our prayer and this is the answer that needs to be accepted. 
However, don't give up yet, there's still time for God to deliver. He's still on the throne. He still loves you. Just let Him hug you at this moment.

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