Daniel
And Him who continues to pour out His
we fight. Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. really take weeks to really go in and really just pull more and more
They come to king Darius with an idea for a new law, saying, “that whoever makes petition to any god or man for thirty days, except to you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions.” And the king signs off on the law. They are unwavering in the ability of God to deliver them from the hand of the king. It's supposed—all your wants,
decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet,
He ordered the furnace heated seven times more than it was usually heated. we fight. I actually stay away
brought up, so, you have to obey the Word of the Lord.
vital, I need to have that continuing, and I'm not going to put any
if we could go on down to verse number sixteen, we see here that it
We first meet Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in chapter 1 where as colleagues of Daniel they refused to defile themselves with the tainted royal food and wine, and now their commitment was again to be challenged. We see that Daniel and his three friends are faithful in the small things. JOB SAID IN CHAPTER 13 VERSE 15; "THOUGH HE SLAY ME, YET WILL I TRUST HIM.". You sent it. ongoing. furnace, bound, it says they fell down, but, when he looked a them,
Proverbs, chapter three, verses five and six: Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all thine
Then let our appearance and the appearance of the youths who eat the king’s food be observed by you, and deal with your servants according to what you see.”. answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of
He
We started right at the beginning of Genesis, and we’ve worked our way through the Bible, showing how all of Scripture is connected and how all of this culminates in the Person of Jesus Christ. Scripture that somebody shared with me, and I thought, “Hey, that's
But this morning, we are going to look at Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who teach us about a faith under fire. So Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego came out of the fire, 27 and the satraps, prefects, governors and royal advisers crowded around them.
Thou, O king, hast made a
3:16-17 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the
They rejected
I don’t think we are quite there yet, here in North America, but I believe it’s coming. That's why they could answer for each other. THE LAST WORDS THAT JESUS SAID TO HIS DISCIPLES WAS "I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS" MATTHEW 28:20, WELL, NOW NEBUCHADNEZZAR IS READY TO OPENLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE THREE YOUNG JEWS WERE SERVANTS OF THE MOST HIGH GOD. Don’t we know what it means to live in a society and culture that is trying to obliterate our identity as followers of Jesus? today, I need to drink a cup of water again.
The first picture that I want us to see is the picture of exile. And they bound them—yeah, the different addictions, and the
“I have faith in
BUT EVEN IF HE DOES NOT, WE WANT YOU TO KNOW, O KING, THAT WE WILL NOT SERVE YOUR GODS OR WORSHIP YOUR IMAGE OF GOLD. HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHY DANIEL WASN'T STANDING THERE WITH SHADRACH MESHACH AND ABEDNEGO? Because, a god that you can see has limitations, but a God that you
22 The king’s command was so urgent and the furnace so hot that the flames of the fire killed the soldiers who took up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, 23 and these three men, firmly tied, fell into the blazing furnace. If we are followers of Jesus, this is what we are up against. bring you the dream and the interpretation of the dream, because I
he chose the most mighty men. IT WAS SPURGEON THAT SAID, "CHARACTER IS WHAT YOU DO IN THE DARK.". Giving honor to that God. This moment came in the lives of three young men, possibly the age of Captain Kolesnikov. the fire, looses our bound, looses what holds us captive, and He
21 So these men, wearing their robes, trousers, turbans and other clothes, were bound and thrown into the blazing furnace. He doesn't deliver us from the fire, we will still trust Him. And He would go to the cross, and He would suffer and die, and He would take all of our sin upon Himself, and He would satisfy the wrath of God against sin, and He would do all of this on our behalf, because we never could do it. me a better job! was pre-New Testament—in the Old Testament, when you were king of a
You're going in the
Daniel
A sermon preached on Trinity Sunday. you mighty warriors, and, so, next time we sing that song, you guys
So, they bring it to the king’s attention that Daniel has broken the king’s law.
He knows what's best for us. What are we doing to influence our society and culture for the glory of God? “Why
subject to all that persecution. God just comes along, and just, “Bssssh! subject to all that persecution. Now, our definition
Turn to Daniel 6. So, he has Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego brought to him, and he asks them, in verse 14, “Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the golden image that I have set up? statue for everybody to worship.
counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to
It says that “when Daniel knew that the document had been signed, he went to his house where he had windows in his upper chamber open toward Jerusalem. And I encourage you to bring your family and friends out to our Easter services, if you are able. REFUSING TO CONFORM TO THIS WORLD'S PATTERN MAY BRING US TROUBLE AND LOSS. I just couldn't get right; I lost my
that we can't figure out. As John the Baptist said, “I must decrease, and He must
You’ve maybe heard or read about this. the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that
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one of those that I don't have licked. A soldier pointed his gun at one of the men. If we were to read chapter two of Daniel,
And the command goes out, that, when the people hear the music playing, they are to bow down and worship the golden image that king Nebuchadnezzar had set up, and that anyone who does not do so will immediately be cast into a burning fiery furnace.
have the trust that God will? As
can do unto me. Whether it’s the fact that we’ve seen the Bible and prayer taken out of our schools, or whether we experience prejudice because we’re a Christian, or whether we aren’t able to wear a cross around our neck, there’s something about exile that just resonates with us. And, God, we
When Nebuchadnezzar
into the midst of the fire. You, God, first to say thank You for all the things that You have
They aren’t bowing either way. Thank
IT'S WHAT YOU DO WHEN NO ONE WILL KNOW THAT TELLS YOU WHAT KIND OF PERSON YOU REALLY ARE. 17 As for these four youths, God gave them learning and skill in all literature and wisdom, and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.”. Required fields are marked *. trusting that God knew what was best for me. And I remember, one day, we got everything on the truck, and I was looking at the Bill of Lading and it wasn’t adding up. It
We ask, and claim all this, in Jesus'
We want to be content.
ways past finding out!
In the midst of
or elementary thing, worship is something that God looks for all the
And we see that God gives them favour, as these young men are deemed better in appearance after ten days of observation than the others who ate the king’s food and drank the king’s wine.
10 You have issued a decree, O king, that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes and all kinds of music must fall down and worship the image of gold, 11 and that whoever does not fall down and worship will be thrown into a blazing furnace. 15 Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the image I made, very good. he went about his business. 61:4 I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the
Rather with tears, persuasion, and perseverance, knowing that the folly of racism, the exploitation of the poor, the de-Godding of education, the horror of abortion, and the collapse of heterosexual marriage are the tragic death-tremors of joy, not the victory of the left or the right.”. land, your rule was absolute. The man slowly got up and knelt down by the Bible. fire! I just had to go through that fire. The picture of exile reminds us to be faithful to God, even when the culture around us is not.
anybody, if you have basics, great, wonderful, awesome, I hope that
Here is the reality: There may be times in our day-to-day life when our Christian values conflict with the non-Christian society and culture in which we live. 15 At the end of ten days it was seen that they were better in appearance and fatter in flesh than all the youths who ate the king’s food. Last week, Pastor
all over the world, and our ultimate goal is somehow, someway, we
the interpretation,” and they said they couldn't, “It's departed,
They saw that the fire had not harmed their bodies, nor was a hair of their heads singed; their robes were not scorched, and there was no smell of fire on them. 13 Then let our appearance and the appearance of the youths who eat the king’s food be observed by you, and deal with your servants according to what you see.’ 14 So he listened to them in this matter, and tested them for ten days.
Nebuchadnezzar
He gave me a better job! He could have chosen a couple, but he
times more than it was wont to be heated. THIS WAS A MULTIFAITH SOCIETY AND WHY NOT JUST HUMOR THE KING AND GO ALONG WITH IT. He ordered the furnace heated seven times hotter than usual 20 and commanded some of the strongest soldiers in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and throw them into the blazing furnace. And that's what is so convicting about something like this. I love how they give the description of what happened. things together. Therefore at that time, when all
23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell bound into the burning fiery furnace.”, 24 Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished and rose up in haste.
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