Win Every TRIALS Mini M. Thomas “…Who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?” (Daniel 3:15 KJV)
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ne question is being asked to three unique men in a country. The interrogation was "who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?"This question was asked to three young Israeli men; Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, and by a powerful King Nebuchadnezzar who belonged to the Chaldea kingdom who captured and destroyed Jerusalem and exiled the Israelites to Babylonia (was in power during 630-562 BC). Whilst the rest of the people in the kingdom fell down and worshipped the idol made by the king these three men said, 'No' to the verdict of the king since they believed in Yahweh; the one true God of Israel. They were not ready to compromise their customary worship of Yahweh to an idol. Everyone around them might have advised them to worship the image for a time being, in order to escape from the fire. However, they had only one answer in that regard and it was 'No.'
negative observation about the living God that prompted the young men to demonstrate their belief and trust in the living God. Their fiery faith made it a reality for them to remain alive, in the midst of the fire. This is exactly what happened when they operated faith in their lives and their faith witnessed before the King and the public. It was an angel from heaven sent to protect and rescue these men. God was ready to send an angel for those who trusted in Him beyond their life. They were saved from the fire without any degree of burn to their body or hair. That fire was not to burn them, but it was needed at that moment to show the reality of the true living God. The king witnessed the result of faith. Every person who lives by faith has to face these kinds of questions in various circumstances. The whole world may stand against you and will ask "where is your God? Do you still have faith in God? Our response to these questions should be the outcome of our strong faith. If we are doubtful about our God's power in our circumstances, we can't respond to the crazy questions directed at our faith. Do not compromise the level of your faith with such doubts or according to the situations you face. Here, the king's question challenged the three men's faith. The response of the three men reveals the fact that they had true love and belief in God. There was lot of reasons for them to say "Yes" to the King. But they stood firm in God's commandments. Their faith and
Such a response of the three men challenged the entire country and especially the King. These three men had a strong determination and they said in one voice that "If it is so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace and he will deliver us out of thine hand" (Daniel 3:17). Their faith in God didn't waiver even when the fire level in furnace intensified to burn them alive. Prompted by anger, the King left them into the burning furnace. To their great surprise, the King saw one more person in the midst of the fire and all four unharmed. It was the king's
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