Relationships are wonderful if they are the right kind. In my message today I preached about the friendship that Shadrach, Meshack, and Abednego had. There relationship was tested different times but maybe none so much as the firery furnace incident. They, along with the rest of the city, were told to bow and worship the false god that the king had made. They refused and were thrown in the furnace.
If you and I were close friends and were faced with a similar situation, I wonder what our stance would be? Would we say as the Hebrew children did that they would not bow and worship the false god or would we maybe compromise a little bit and pretend to worship the false god just to keep from having problems? It's something to consider. Chances are that we will not be threatened by a fiery furnace but we will face some big tests that will force us to make a decision. Do we stand firm in our devotion to God or do we compromise (no one will ever know) and keep on worshiping God to the best of our ability?
That that held Shadrach, Meshack, and Abednego's relationship as friends together was not fear of the king but their love for God. He was the twine that kept them strong. Let me ask you a question. Is there anything in this life worth breaking your devotion to God? Isn't it time we stood firm in our godly convictions? Isn't it time we let people know by how we live who is the Lord and Master of our life?
'Til the storm passes,
Pastor Gary
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment