FAITH IN THE FURNACE (3 OF 8)
Scripture: Daniel 3:1-18
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Faith in the Furnace (3 of 8)
Series: Our God Reigns
Jonathan McLeod
Daniel 3:1-18
''If this be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of your hand. But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image you have set up'' (vv. 17-18).
IF
One of my favourite October traditions is watching It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. In the Peanuts Halloween special, Linus desperately wants a visit from the Great Pumpkin. According to Linus, ''The Great Pumpkin rises out of his pumpkin patch and flies through the air with his bag of toys for children.''
When all of the children abandon Linus in the pumpkin patch, he tells them, ''If the Great Pumpkin comes, I'll still put in a good word for you.'' Then he catches himself. ''Good grief! I said 'if.' I meant 'when he comes'! I'm doomed. One little slip like that can cause the Great Pumpkin to pass you by.'' Linus believed that the sincerity of his faith could cause the Great Pumpkin to visit him. Like Linus, many Christians think that the quality of their faith can cause God to do what they desire.
In Daniel 3, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego aren't afraid to say the word ''if.'' They want God to save them from death in the fiery furnace, but they concede that it's possible that God might not do for them what they desire. Biblical faith is not confidence in what I think should happen; it's confidence in God.
[Read Daniel 3:1-18.]
NO COMPROMISE
King Nebuchadnezzar sets up a golden image and commands that everyone bow down to it. Whoever does not bow down to the image will be thrown into a fiery furnace. When the music plays, everyone bows down, except three young Jews: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego's disobedience doesn't not go unnoticed. They are brought before Nebuchadnezzar who gives them one last chance to obey. He warns them that if they ...
Series: Our God Reigns
Jonathan McLeod
Daniel 3:1-18
''If this be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of your hand. But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image you have set up'' (vv. 17-18).
IF
One of my favourite October traditions is watching It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. In the Peanuts Halloween special, Linus desperately wants a visit from the Great Pumpkin. According to Linus, ''The Great Pumpkin rises out of his pumpkin patch and flies through the air with his bag of toys for children.''
When all of the children abandon Linus in the pumpkin patch, he tells them, ''If the Great Pumpkin comes, I'll still put in a good word for you.'' Then he catches himself. ''Good grief! I said 'if.' I meant 'when he comes'! I'm doomed. One little slip like that can cause the Great Pumpkin to pass you by.'' Linus believed that the sincerity of his faith could cause the Great Pumpkin to visit him. Like Linus, many Christians think that the quality of their faith can cause God to do what they desire.
In Daniel 3, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego aren't afraid to say the word ''if.'' They want God to save them from death in the fiery furnace, but they concede that it's possible that God might not do for them what they desire. Biblical faith is not confidence in what I think should happen; it's confidence in God.
[Read Daniel 3:1-18.]
NO COMPROMISE
King Nebuchadnezzar sets up a golden image and commands that everyone bow down to it. Whoever does not bow down to the image will be thrown into a fiery furnace. When the music plays, everyone bows down, except three young Jews: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego's disobedience doesn't not go unnoticed. They are brought before Nebuchadnezzar who gives them one last chance to obey. He warns them that if they ...
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