I have a confession to make. On Sunday during my message I wanted to read a verse concerning the Hebrews being forced to worship an image of gold instead of the One true God. I had it written in my notes but I put the wrong passage in. I repeated a verse I had read earlier in my sermon. So let me make those verses the focus of this devotional.
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego are being forced to serve and worship the god of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar set up before the people. It was actually an image of himself. The king said that if they didn’t, then they would be thrown into a burning furnace. It has come down to a confrontation. Look with me at Daniel 3:16-18:
16 Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to him, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. 17 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. 18 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.”
They had complete confidence that God was in control, not the king. Here is where these three show their devotion to God. When they said, “Even if He does not deliver us, we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.” Now that is total devotion. They trusted God enough to know that no matter how things ended up, God was going to do the right thing.
How many times throughout the day do you think that things should have gone another way? How do you know that? What if God’s design was to let things work out differently? That is why it is so good to be in tune with what the Lord wants to do. Don’t let anything rob you of your time with the Lord. The more time you spend with Him, the more you will know His heart. The more time you spend with Jesus, the less of you will be in the way.
May you spend today wanting more of God’s Will than your will. Let the Holy Spirit guide you into all Truth as you seek Him with all your heart.
This Sunday is Grandparents Day at church. Bring your grandparents, your grandkids, your mom and dad and enjoy the day together. There will be a delicious meal following the second service. Come and celebrate how the Lord continues to work through ALL generations to bring glory to His name. That’s what I love about our church – we all work together to accomplish more than we could do by ourselves.
Joy in Jesus!
Pastor Mike
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