In the Fire

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abendnego...now these guys were literally in the fire. You remember the story in Daniel 3.

The King, he ordered the furnace heated seven times hotter than usual and commanded some of the strongest soldiers in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and throw them into the blazing furnace. So these men, wearing their robes, trousers, turbans and other clothes, were bound and thrown into the blazing furnace. The king's command was so urgent and the furnace so hot that the flames of the fire killed the soldiers who took up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, and these three men, firmly tied, fell into the blazing furnace. Then King Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet in amazement and asked his advisers, "Weren't there three men that we tied up and threw into the fire?"
They replied, "Certainly, O king." 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." vs. 20-25

You see these men stood their ground, they knew their God, they knew His faithfulness, His power and authority. Their faith saved them. God was right there with them in the fire.

I think that is what He wants us to hear. In those times where fire is all around us, it is at that time when He is present the most. It is also at that time when others can see Him most working in our lives.

So next time the heat is turned up, remember God is right there with you, protecting you, glorifying Himself through you.

I close with Hillsong Glorify Your Name

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iuj9cZqfi4g&feature=related

We live to glorify His name, not us, we must let Him purify our motives, our every decision and step.

Start by filling up in His Word, let it come alive in you today!

Dreaming Big of staying cool in the fire!