When Nebuchadnezzar sent out his decree that everyone in his kingdom should bow down and worship the golden image that he had erected, there were three men who refused to obey. These were Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, Hebrew officials in the province of Babylon.
Nebuchadnezzar called them before him, and they bluntly told the King that their God would deliver them from the fiery furnace to which they would be consigned, but even if God did not deliver them, they would still serve Him and Him alone.
Nebuchadnezzar had the three men thrust into the fiery furnace, and the heat was so intense that it slew the guards who threw them in. Then, as he looked in upon the three faithful Hebrews, Nebuchadnezzar was astonished to find a fourth man walking in the flames with the other three. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego walked out of the fiery furnace without blemish or scar.
So it is when we hold steadfastly to God, and give all power to Him. He sends his messenger to deliver us from our furnace of fear and frustration. Then do we know that nothing shall by any means harm us.
Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him… (Daniel 3:28).
Does this mean Christians are invulnerable? Not in the common understanding of the word. It does mean that we can be saved by God’s intervention and our faith in him. But beyond the miraculous intercession, it has an everyday meaning. It means that nothing can take away our God’s blessings and protection, and the promise that everything happening to us will be for our best good. It also means that life’s most treasured benefits of peace, hope and joy can not be consumed by spiritual or physical means if we love and follow God’s will.
Having said that, we should all know and believe in miracles and in the power of God to turn black to white in the material world. This author’s existence is living breathing proof of that. But it is a greater comfort to know that God’s love and our faith combine to ensure the daily miracles of love, protection and yes immunity from the fiery furnace of fear, failure or frustration. All we have to do is take a leap of faith and we will land in the safety, surety and serenity of the Garden given to us by our loving and all powerful God.
A delivered servant,
Z gardener
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