Wednesday, July 8, 2009

You Can With God

You Can With God…

16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied, "O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you. 17 If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God whom we serve is able to save us. He will rescue us from your power, Your Majesty. 18 But even if he doesn't, we want to make it clear to you, Your Majesty, that we will never serve your gods or worship the gold statue you have set up."[1]

The enemy seeks to destroy God's creation. But you can know that when the battle is over, you have won. The devil wants to capture your soul for hell but God has saved you. The devil wants you to see pleasing yourself on earth is living, but that is defeat. God shows that submitting and serving others is winning and that is victory.

Bullies do too - i.e. knocking down books, casing & fights just look to discourage you and have you to think you are powerless. When you know God is able to fight your battles you are able to stand in quietness knowing God's actions are louder than your words.

Knowing God is able to deliver is not why we serve.  Even if God does not deliver us we will serve him. The Hebrew boys have made up their mind that they would rather die than not honor God. This is obedience until death. They have counted the cost and have counted all lost.  They know God is able to deliver them and they know that if he does not he is still God.

Just like Job 13:15-16 – KJV "Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him. He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him."

Knowing God's will is knowing that God moves in according to his will and not the will of man. God knows what is best and trusting in him is submission. Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego submitted to God's will.



[1]Tyndale House Publishers., Holy Bible : New Living Translation., 2nd ed. (Wheaton, Ill.: Tyndale House Publishers, 2004), Da 3:16.