Daniel 3:28 Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in him and defied the king’s command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God”

The three Hebrew boys did something that no one else had the guts to do. They refused to bow down and worship another God. When the decree was given these boys had a spirit of rebellion. A spirit that said we will not bow down to you image.

A spirit that said, Our God is able to deliver us out of the fiery furnace, but even if he doesn’t we’re still not worshipping the image you have set up. The church today needs that kind of spirit once more. Not a spirit of rebellion against God, your pastor, or even your parents, but a Spirit of rebellion against the temptation of the enemy.

God was honored by the stand taken by these three young men. In response God protected them in a furnace that had been heated seven times hotter than usual.

This same fire had taken the lives of those who threw the three young men into the fire. Yet in the midst of that fire, they were miraculously kept safe.

We need to never forget that when we honor God at the cost of personal risk, God will protect us from the enemy’s threat and bring glory to himself.

Challenge for Today: Sometimes we have to go through the fire in order to see the Savior.