Through the Fire

“Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the door of the burning fiery furnace; he declared, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out, and come here!” Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out from the fire. And the satraps, the prefects, the governors, and the king's counselors gathered together and saw that the fire had not had any power over the bodies of those men. The hair of their heads was not singed, their cloaks were not harmed, and no smell of fire had come upon them” (Daniel 3: 26-28 KJV).

The enemy starts a fire with the intent to keep you there, consume you, make you lose focus, and eventually take you out completely. God allows you to go through a fire with the intent of showing others His glory. Although the fire that you are dealing with in your life may be hot and although you may be faint and feel as if you are about to die; trust God and refuse to allow your enemies to make you perish. There is a blessing when you wait on God in the midst of the threat of sudden persecution.

Your enemies may be telling you to bend to their rules and way of thinking. but understand that God has appointed an angel that He is about to send to stand with you and escort you out unscathed. Have you ever heard the phrase, “you don’t look like what you have been through”? Speak that over your life. You will not look like the fire that the devil tried to kill you in!

It looks like you are alone and outnumbered but know that the devil will not win this fight. He cannot have you and ALL will see the Lord your God. The fire that people see you in will bear witness to who your God is and who you are to Him. Don’t be ashamed of who sees you going through hard times. Don’t be offended when those who do not serve God look like they are doing better than you, God is about to show them something!

The people of Babylon were amazed by the God of the three Hebrew boys. Their situation was used to make others respect God and His authority. Some people don’t respect God’s authority over your life or over their own lives. They have heard about Him, but they really don’t take Him seriously. God is about to show out on your behalf to make a point to your enemies. Keep standing and have faith that whatever fire you are going through will not and cannot consume you.

The men who escorted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego into the furnace died because the fire was to hot for them. Sometimes the very people coming against you can’t take the fire that they try to put you in. The men who bound the Hebrew boys were an accessory to the devil’s attack against those that God loved. People associated with your enemy will not last either!

When God is for you, everything in your path that tries to get in the way of what God is doing in your life will be destroyed. The thing that people have to understand is that when a person is on assignment by God, others cannot fight against that person because they are then fighting against God Himself. Those people are interfering with kingdom business and it will not end well for them.

Thank God for your deliverance now! Salvation is at your door and in Jesus name, you will not miss it. God knows what’s going on in your life. He sees that people that have hurt you, denied you, lied on you, and left you when you needed them to speak on your behalf. God knows your struggle, but He also knows where your struggle can advance you to if you remain faithful and consistent in the face of adversity.

Lord, I pray to be a person of integrity. I pray to be unwavering concerning my love for you and I pray against any shame associated with my struggle. Lord I thank you for standing with me in every furnace that I have had to stand in and I thank you for not allowing it to consume me. Lord, I will remember the victories that you have won on my half and I will trust you for the victories that await me in the future. I thank you for miracles, sines, and wonders concerning the personal trials that I face, and I thank you that the joy of the Lord is my strength. In Jesus name I pray, Amen.

According to your faith, be it unto you (Matthew 9:29).

Recommended Reading: Daniel 3

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