Through the Fire

February 03, 2022 00:03:50
Through the Fire
Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens
Through the Fire

Feb 03 2022 | 00:03:50

/

Show Notes

My absolute favorite story in the Old Testament is about these three Israelites, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who were taken as prisoners to Babylon when they were teenagers, and how God was with them every step of the way. King Nebuchadnezzar built a humungous gold statue of himself and declared that everyone in his kingdom was to bow down and worship it. He threatened that anyone who did not would be thrown into a blazing furnace (Daniel 3:6). Yet Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refused to bow down. When they were brought before the king, I love how they declared their faith in God: If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty’s hand. But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up (Daniel 3:17-18). Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego believed that God would deliver them. Although they didn’t know how they could survive the fire, they trusted in God’s ability. And they declared that even if God did not spare their lives, they would STILL serve and worship Him alone. What awesome determination! Because God had always been faithful to them, they trusted Him and were loyal to Him above all others. The king was furious and ordered the furnace heated seven times hotter than usual (Daniel 3:19). When they were thrown into the furnace, the soldiers who took them were killed by the fire, but the king said, Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods (Daniel 3:25). And when the three Israelites came out of the furnace, they didn’t even smell of smoke! Who was the fourth person who had been walking around in the furnace with them? Some scholars believe it was Jesus! I love how the ropes that bound the three friends were burnt off. When we follow Jesus, our Rescuer, the sins that bind us are destroyed, burnt off, and we become freer to serve the God who goes with us THROUGH the fire! Sharon J. Morris How might God be inviting you to follow Him today? Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has rescued his servants! They trusted in him and defied the king’s command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. Daniel 3:28b (NIV)

 

Read Verses:

Isaiah 43:1-Isaiah 43:2; Daniel 3

Other Episodes

Episode

July 12, 2023 00:04:50
Episode Cover

Tennis: Tough Calls (Part 3)

READ: PROVERBS 1:1-7; 1 CORINTHIANS 1:30; JAMES 1:5-8; 3:13-18 The ball was out, right? It all happened so fast that I couldn’t tell. Did...

Listen

Episode

March 02, 2020 00:03:47
Episode Cover

The Lost Archives

The following is an allegory based on 2 Kings 22-23, which tells the story of King Josiah and the rediscovery of the book of...

Listen

Episode

October 10, 2022 00:02:57
Episode Cover

You Have Done It All

You have done it all, God You created the sky, the earth You saved me when I was still a sinner You have written...

Listen