There is a story in the bible of three Jews named Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nigo who refused to worship the golden statute as their God, and because of this, as punishment they were thrown in a fiery furnace to die. Even with this punishment looming over them, they confessed the Lord as their God. They believed and trusted that God would deliver them from the fiery furnace. (Daniel 3)
What incredible faith!!! The faith of these men is exactly the kind of faith the Lord wants us to have. That belligerent, I won’t stop kind of faith! God met these men right where they were. They stepped out on faith and believed that he would save them, and not only did he save them, he was with them in the fiery furnace!
I recall a season in my life when everything in my life looked quite dim. I had a failed long term relationship, a job that was up and down, and a very stagnant spiritual life. I was an emotional wreck spiraling down a black hole. I knew deep down inside of me that I had to rise up in faith and declare life over myself. As I began to step out on faith, and believe that life was going to be better for me, that I was going to succeed, and that my relationship with the Lord was going to be fresh and new, The Lord showed up and wrapped his arms around me. With each step of faith, he was there guiding me through those tough times.
The Lord will always show up and meet us where we are! Not only does God show up, he walks with us. This confirms that he will never leave us alone; even in the time of trouble. He is still there!!
Let’s not be swayed by the trials and battles of life. We have to stand firm in our faith, trusting and believing God to show up for us, just as he has promised.
It is up to us to make the first move and step out on faith!
Another awesome post Urs! This brought back memories from when I did my Sunday School Review on the 3 Hebrew boys in the fiery furnace. May the Lord continue to use you to spread His word. Standing strong in our faith and worshipping only Him is a must to be able to experience what God has waiting for us. Love ya BBlessed.
ReplyDeletewow!! what an inspiring and motivational story. I am soo proud of you for doing what god has called you to do. As you remember in taht story, that, the very man who threw the hebrew boys into that fiery furnace, when he looked into the furnace to watch the fire consume them, he didn't see three. No mam! He saw 4!!!! Remember that in this thing that your doing, he is right there with you!!! Keep on keepin on!!
ReplyDeleteGirl,Girl,Girl...thank you for such inspirational words. It is a great reminder to keep faith, stand firm and know he is always by our side!!!!!(Althea)
ReplyDeleteWell put Ursula. I completely agree that He is with us even at times of troubles. As a matter of fact, instead of taking us OUT of adversity God is much more interested in taking us THROUGH it, using the adversity to effect something good in our lives (Is. 43:2; Rom. 5:3-5; James 1:2-4).
ReplyDeleteJust what I needed to read today! I am standing firm on faith and praying for God's healing power over my dad. Thank you.
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