Step INTO the Fire!

In this world we are constantly bombarded with idols.  They are erected in many forms to lure a people into worshiping the god of this world unknowingly.  There are idols of money, sex and power - what many consider the American dream.  They are mainstreamed through media and projected into the spirit of man.

There is a constant pressure to bow down to these images.  The worship of these idols leads to bondage and destruction.  Unfortunately those who do not know God perish for lack of knowledge.  (Hosea 4:6)

However for those of us who DO know and SERVE the LORD through relationship NOT religion, we are equally faced with the same temptations to bow down to these idols.  Yet we are reminded that although we are in the world, we are NOT of this world (John 15:19)  We are NOT to copy the behavior and customs of this world. (Romans 12:2)  We are a set apart people, a peculiar people called to be Light and Salt in the earth.  A people who raises God's standards - revealing Him and His glory for others to see.

Promotion Comes After The Fire

“Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to even higher positions in the province of Babylon.”

~ Daniel 3:30 NLT

  

The three Hebrew boys were thrown into the blazing furnace because they refused to bow down before any another god. Despite the accusations spewed against them and the threat of death, they did not fear.

“O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not to defend ourselves before you. 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.  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.” (v.16-18) (emphasis added)