GOD IS ABLE TO SAVE

 Daniel 3:1-18 / Keywords 3:17

GOD IS ABLE TO SAVE

If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and he will rescue us from your hand, O king.

 

1. Worship the image (1-7)

Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold that was ninety feet high--a monument

to the glory of his nation and his kingship. He made all people, including his

provincial officials, bow down to the image in worship. The penalty for failure to

obey his edict was to be thrown into a blazing furnace. Compliance was almost

universal--but not quite.

 

2. We will not worship the image (8-18)

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego refused to bow to the image and worship

it. When they were reported by the other officials, the king was furious with rage,

but the three remained resolute; they would not bow down and worship the

image. They would not do as all the other people did. They would live or die with

the consequences, but they would not comply with the demand. In this most

challenging time they trusted in the power of God to save, and in his mercy and

willingness to do so. This is how they would worship the Lord, and not an image.

 

Prayer Lord, teach me your power to save and your mercy to do so when I meet

the challenges of this life.

One Word The God we serve is able to save