Stand For Truth And Kneel For God

"When thou passest through the waters, I [will be] with thee; and

through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest

through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame

kindle upon thee." God is a consuming fire, so fire is nothing to

Him. They put their faith in the Lord, and He did not fail them. He

was in the fire with them, protecting them from its flames. This

divine presence will be with us in all of our troubles, if we will

continue to trust in the Lord. God promises us supernatural protection

in time of trouble, if we trust in Him. Psalms 91:7 "A thousand shall

fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; [but] it shall

not come nigh thee." There were several things to be gained from this.

More faith for Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. There was, also, a

world looking on, seeing how they would handle this problem. This was

a witness to them. The king's heart will be changed.

Daniel 3:26 "Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the

burning fiery furnace, [and] spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and

Abed-nego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come

[hither]. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, came forth of the

midst of the fire."

The king recognizes their God. He, also, recognizes they are in

good standing with that God. Nebuchadnezzar will have great respect

for them standing up to him in this. They are men of great faith. It

is Nebuchadnezzar, himself, who calls them from the fire.

Daniel 3:27 "And the princes, governors, and captains, and the

king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose

bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed,

neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on

them."

This was an eye opener for all of these people. They see the

might of the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. This was a great

witness to all of them. They might have been in the fire, but God had

been with them and protected them. No false god could do this. There

must have been conversions that day to the One True God. They had been

protected so well, there was no smell of smoke upon them. It was as if

God had them in a fire-proof capsule. He did, in a sense. They were

covered with His robe. The blood of the Lord Jesus Christ covers us,

and protects us from the devil.

Daniel 3:28 "[Then] Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed [be]

the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel,

and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the

king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor

worship any god, except their own God."

Again, Nebuchadnezzar recognizes God as being their help. You

remember, he had mocked God at the beginning, saying their God could

not protect them from his judgement. Now, he realizes their God can

protect them. There is no other god that can save like their God.

Nebuchadnezzar blesses the One True God. He was right the first time.

It was the Son of God that saved them.

Daniel 3:29 "Therefore I make a decree, That every people,