Unshakeable faith

"Now if you are ready at the time you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, and psaltery, in symphony with all kinds of music, and you fall down and worship the image which I have made, good! 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?”                   Daniel 3:15   NKJV

Some Chaldeans, who were obviously jealous of the status Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego had been given, despite being captives, noticed that they wouldn't bow down to the golden image and reported this to the king. We will always have this type of thing happen when we are in a favourable position in life and people notice that we are given special treatment. Jealousy usually precedes accusation and some people will do all they can to prevent you going further. This may have happened to you. It's not nice but, you must remember that if they did this to Jesus they will do it to you as well.

Nebuchadnezzar was furious when he heard this and immediately sent for the three boys. Despite being angry, he chose to flatter them and persuade them to see his point of view. Then he made a rather foolish statement: 'And who is the god who will deliver you from my hands?' He might well have said 'No one, I repeat no one, not even God Himself, will be able to rescue you from my power.' It is a foolish person who tries to take God's place, Satan tried this and look what happened to him. 

Another thing that comes to mind is the king's temper. Verse 19 describes that he was livid and his face displayed fury. This led him to have the furnace heated seven times hotter than was safe, and doing this, he lost  some of his mighty men of valour in the process. Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego survived the furnace with no scorch marks or even smell on their clothing. The king also noticed there was a forth person in the furnace who he called the Son of God v25.               

Their unshakeable faith led them through this ordeal. They overcame jealousy, false accusation, flattery and being persuaded to give up their faith and bow to the king. They stood their ground and refused to bow to another god. Their trust was firmly in God, and so He saved them from certain death.

At times, things can be tough, but when we have our trust in Jesus, He will never let us down and, as we see from the furnace event, He goes through these things with us. What a mighty God we serve.

Copyright 2025 Grahame Howard. 

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now:

Lord Jesus, I have sinned. I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today. 

In Jesus' Name. Amen'

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