Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Daniel 3:19-30 / Keywords 3:25

 

THE FOURTH MAN IN THE BLAZING FURNACE

He said, "Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods."

 

1. The blazing furnace (19-23)

Nebuchadnezzar had favored Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, but when

they defied his order his attitude toward them changed violently. He cranked the

furnace up to seven times normal and ordered that the three men be thrown into

the furnace. It was so hot that those who carried them up to the furnace door

were killed by the flames.

 

2. The fourth man in the furnace (24-30)

That should have been the end. Instead the king saw an amazing thing: he saw

four men in the fire, and all were walking around unharmed. The fourth man is the

Son of God. He did not save the three out of the fire, but he walked with them

in the fire. In him we see Jesus who saves us, not by taking us out of the fires of

our life, but by being with us there. When the Son of God walked with Shadrach,

Meshach and Abednego, they were safe, even in the blazing furnace. When the

king saw this he didnt demand the three to worship his image. He recognized the

Lord as the Most High God.

 

Prayer Lord, thank you for walking with me in all the things of my life. Help me to

worship only you each moment.

One Word Jesus walks with us

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