Daniel 3:19-30
Then Nebuchadnezzar was furious with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, and his attitude toward them changed. He ordered the furnace heated seven times hotter than usual and commanded some of the strongest soldiers in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and throw them into the blazing furnace. So these men, wearing their robes, trousers, turbans and other clothes, were bound and thrown into the blazing furnace.
Then King Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet in amazement and asked his advisers, “Weren’t there three men that we tied up and threw into the fire?”
He said, “Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods.”
Nebuchadnezzar then approached the opening of the blazing furnace and shouted, “Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out! Come here!”
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 Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in him and defied the king’s command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be cut into pieces and their houses be turned into piles of rubble, for no other god can save in this way.”
In the event, the flames kill those who fling them in, and burn through their own bonds; but they come out with not so much as a smell of burning about them, And a god-like figure walks through the fire with them. Again the king is compelled to worship.
Why?
The Lord shows his way to save Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the flame. This miracle made Nebuchadnezzar know that the Lord is the real God and saved his people.
God's saving is full and complete, there is not any smell or burn image on their clothes.
The Lord is great, we are servants of the Most High God.
The Lord can do the great thing in the past history, God can make the great thing in any generation, from now to the future.
How?
Do not fear and trust in the Lord for the love and grace is enough for all who follow the command of the Lord.
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