September 11, 2006

The Word September 11, 2006
The Fiery Furnace
Lesson Three:
Coming Out Clean &
Promoted

Daniel 3:27 (King James Version)
“And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king’s counsellers, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was a hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.”

Daniel 3:30 (King James Version)
“Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, in the province of Babylon.”

-Last week, we were studying Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego and how they would not bow to the golden image which the king had set up. We have already covered the fact that they were delivered from the fire. Now I would like to address how they came out of the fire. The above verse states that when they came out of the fire there was no evidence that they had ever been in a fire.
-That is exactly how God will deliver us. After we have gone through the fire, we will not come out with any evidence that we were ever in the fire. People will find it hard to believe, that we had gone through anything at all.
-Promotion comes from God. After the Hebrew boys had gone through the fire, they were promoted. We need to stay mindful that everything we do must be done unto God and in due time He will exalt us (1 Peter 5:6).
“Lord, please keep me mindful of the fact everything I do must be done unto you and that in due time you will promote me. Cause me to understand that when I come out of my current fires their will be no evidence that there ever was a fire.”