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Tuesday, April 24, 2007 |
by Julie Gumm
Lessons from Daniel Chapter 2 – Pt 1
If you grew up in church, you are probably very familiar with the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and the fiery furnace. There were tons on interesting points Beth made in the study, but the biggest area was in relating the story to our own personal “fiery trials”. She outlined 3 scenarios.
Scenario A: We can be delivered from the fire. Dividend? Our faith is built. (Although sometimes we later forget and tend to chalk the deliverance up to luck or coincidence.)
Scenario B: We can be delivered through the fire. Dividend? Our faith is refined.
(NOTE: We will never escape trials entirely)
Jn 11:4 (Lazarus death) When he heard this, Jesus said, "This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God's glory so that God's Son may be glorified through it."
1 Peter 1:6-7 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
Scenario C: We can be delivered by the fire into His arms. Dividend? Our faith is perfected.
This should be the scenario that we all desire. The fact that we want often want to stay here on earth is because of our complete inability to grasp what awaits us in heaven.
James 1:12 Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
We will all face trials in our lifetime, some big, some small. When God does not choose to deliver us altogether from those trials and we must walk through the fire, we can rest assured that God is with us.
Isaiah 43:1-3
1 But now, this is what the LORD says—
he who created you, O Jacob,
he who formed you, O Israel:
"Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
2 When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.
3 For I am the LORD, your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your Savior;
As we know the story well, God chose to deliver those 3 men from the fiery furnace.
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