The story is about King Nebuchadnezzar who made an image of gold, ninety feet high and nine feet wide and set it up so everyone could see it and look at it and stand in front of it. The herald told everyone "as soon as you hear the sound of instruments and all kinds of music you must fall down and worship the image of gold that the king had set up and whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace."
So as soon as everyone heard the music, they fell down to their knees and worshiped the image of gold. At that time some astrologers came forward and told the king that some Jews had not worshiped the image of gold. The called the 3 Jews forward named, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and asked them that if they did not worship his god, what god would save them from the blazing furnace?
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to the king, (Daniel 3:16-18)
"O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. If we are thrown into this blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and he will rescue us from your hand, O king. But even if he does not, we want you to know, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up."
After some of the strongest soldiers tied up the 3 Jews and tossed them into the blazing furnace that was cranked up to 7 times hotter than usual, King Nebuchadnezzar peered into the furnace and said (Daniel 3:25) "Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods." The king then told them to come out of the furnace and approach him.
Daniel 3:27 says
"So Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego came out of the fire, and the satraps, prefects, governors and royal advisers crowded around them. They saw that the fire had not harmed their bodies, nor was a hair of their heads singed; their robes were not scorched, and there was no smell of fire on them."
Then the king told everyone to worship the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego for no other god can save in this way.
I agree with the king!!!! No other god can save anyone from a fiery furnace!! But after I read this I was praying to God that I could trust Him in this way, no matter what people put me through, that I can still stay strong and keep to my faith. And after I was done praying that it just clicked, God was telling me to STOP worshiping money! This whole day I've been thinking about going shopping, and lately I've been just buying things to make me feel good you know.... So God is just telling me to stop. To look toward Him for that satisfaction instead. Because he truly is the ONLY ONE who can SATISFY!!!! He quenches that thirst and that hunger and that desire for other worldly things and gives you SO much more than what you ask for!!!! You only need to give it all to Him. Sounds easy, but it is not! :-) I feel though that everyone might need this message, because money can make you feel good, for a little while. But I met this couple last Thursday while I was at Night Strike who had NOTHING but they were still so happy together, and the only thing that made them happy was thinking that other people cared about them, and the God cares about them. And that's all people REALLY need, is to know that God cares soo much about you and that he will provide and hold you in His arms forever :-)
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