Only
The King
“Then
Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake,
and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God,
come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of
the midst of the fire.” Daniel 3:26
In
prayer yesterday the Lord led me to Daniel 3:10 and I continued to read through
a familiar passage of scripture. The three Hebrew children were thrown in the
fire because they refused to worship any other God but the one true God. I know
this passage well and I am sure some of you know it well too, as many of us
learned about them in Sunday School. As I read the passages there were a few
different things that came to light that God began to show me and I want to
share them with you…
1)
The Hebrew boys weren’t kept from the fire
2)
They had to walk in the fire but it did not harm them
3)
The Lord walked with them in the fire
4)
Those who threw them in the fire were killed
5)
Only the King could call them out of the fire
6)
The Hebrew boys were promoted in the Kingdom
The
Fire~
1)
No matter who you are in life you will face trials and tribulation and you will
go through the fire. It is in the fire that we are refined and we are made over
for the glory of the King. He is King of Kings and Lord of Lords and its true
He could keep us from going through the fire but then we would not be strong in
battle. We would be complacent and the enemy would be able to sneak into our
camp because we would not have our guard and armor round about us. We will
always go through some type of trial but you can either do it with the Lord or try
and do it alone. But with the Lord He will keep you and trying to do it alone
will more than likely result in another trip to the fire!
No
Harm~
2)
We have to walk in the fire but when we are there we have promise that He will
never leave us or forsake us!
“Be
strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy
God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.”
Deuteronomy 31:6
The
Hebrew children were put in the fire and yet they were not harmed. The Lord
spoke to me awhile back in prayer and told me that, I would be in the fire but
the fire would not harm me. Honestly I didn’t even think about the Hebrew boys,
but God’s word is true and it never changes.
Not
Alone~
3)
We are not alone in the fire!
“Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was
astonished, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did
not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said
unto the king, True, O king. He answered and said, Lo, I see four men
loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of
the fourth is like the Son of God.”
Daniel 3:24-25
The
Son of God was with the Hebrew boys and He is with us too. His word shall never
pass away and what was true for them, is true for me, and is true for you too!
God is no respecter of persons and His word, His love, and His promises are for
all of us! So just know that the fire you are in today, you are not alone...
Our
Enemies~
4)
The men who put the Hebrew boys in the fire died! God is going to avenge you!
You don’t have to fight the battle! The battle is mine sayeth the Lord! The
enemy has been defeated and death can’t hold Him down! You don’t have to avenge
yourself when you have been done wrong. The Lord will fight for you! He will
restore, heal, and deliver!!!!
Come
Forth, and Come Hither~
5)
This is the main point that God showed me in the scriptures… Come forth!!! Only
the King can call you out of the fire… He didn’t put you there but He allowed
it to happen. He didn’t take you out of the fire right away but He walked with
you in the fire. And now He is the only one who can call you out of the fire!
He knows exactly where you are because He is right there with you my friend! He
allowed you to be there to teach you to become an overcomer. He is walking
right beside you and He will never leave you!
The
King is calling me out of the fire! I had to be in the fire so He could make me
over once more. I will be in the fire again in the future but today He has
given me strength for the next trial. Every thing we go through is to help us
through the next trial and to help someone else through their fire. We overcome
by the blood of the lamb and the word of our testimony. We are overcomers in
Jesus Christ! We have a choice to move forward and get better or to get bitter.
There will always be a trial, and something we are to bare. We have a promise
that He will be with us in the trial. I am ready for to come out of the fire…
Listen to His voice because He will soon be calling you too!!!!
Promotion~
6)
The Hebrew boys were rewarded for their faithfulness to the Lord. They went
through the fire and they came out the other side victorious! When we too pass
the test God promotes us in the spirit. We have a deeper understanding of the
Lord and we know him more. He may promote you and elevate you when and where
you least expect it. There is always a promotion when we pass the test and we
can be rest assured that the Lord will always reward the faithful. We may have
never heard of the Hebrew boys if they had bowed to an idol but we know their
story because they stayed true to their God.
Conclusion~
I
think they were scared. I think they doubted what God was doing. I think they
prayed for God to send angels to deliver them. I think they wondered why they
were walking in the fire. I think they talked to God in the fire and asked Him
why He had let them go into the fire in the first place. I think they were
human! The moral of the story is to trust God and even when we don’t know what
He is doing to walk with Him in the fire. He will call you out to come forth!
Then He will reward you with a blessing for your faithfulness! Keep walking
forward!!!
