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Trial by Fire ~ Daniel 3:1-30

Trial by Fire
Daniel 3:1-30

The Test: (v1-7)

When your faith is questioned, have boldness!

“whoever does not fall down and worship (the statue) shall immediately be cast into a burning fiery furnace.” 

“the tested genuineness of your faith- more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire-may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 1:7)

Will you stand up while the world bows down or will you just blend in?

 

The Trial: (v8-23)

When your faith is challenged, have courage!

“These three men, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, fell bound into the burning fiery furnace.”

 “Do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you”.   (1 Peter 4:12-14)

Will you face the fire, so that your friends might know Jesus?

 

The Triumph: (v24-30)

When your faith is rewarded, have hope!

“The fire had not had any power over the bodies of those men. The hair on their heads was not signed, their cloaks were not harmed, and no smell of fire had come upon them .  .  . Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants, who trusted in him. . .”

 faith . . . springs from the hope that is stored up for you in heaven”.  (Colossians 1:5) 

“ .  . . during your trials and testings. When you saw only one set of footprints. It was then that I carried you.” – Footprints poem 

Will you be a person of hope?

 

“I’ll stand, with arms high and heart abandoned, in awe of the One who gave it all, I’ll stand, my soul Lord to You surrendered. All I am is Yours”  – Joel Houston