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Saturday, February 28, 2009

*[[ Daniel 3 & 4 ]]*

1) King Nebuchadnezzar made a huge image of gold and summoned everyone to come to the dedication of the image.

2) He commanded that whoever did not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace.

3) There were 3 Jews - Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego - who refused to obey this command.

4) Nebuchadnezzar was furious with rage and summoned the 3 men before Him. He questioned them regarding why they did not serve his gods or worship the image that he set up. He threatened that they would be thrown into a blazing furnace and said "what god will be able to rescue you from my hand"?

5) The 3 men replied, "O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and he will rescue us from your hand, O King. But even if he does not, we want you to know, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up."

6) The 3 men were thrown into the fire for their disobedience towards the King.

7) The King leaped to His amazement when He saw that there were 4 men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looked like a son of the gods.

8) Then King Nebuchadnezzar said, "Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednago, who has sent His angel and rescued His servants. They trusted in Him and defied the King's command and were willing to defy the King's commands 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 Abednago be cut into pieces and their houses be turned into piles of rubble, for no other god can save in this way."

Amen :) No other god can save in this way. I will not give in to the pressures of this world and I will never bow down to another.

I thank God for the prayermeet today as well. It was only with 3 others, but God was with us. We didn't know each other much, but God was there in each and every one of our hearts.

God wants to ask: how willing are you to wait? I'm willing to wait until the day comes.

"But I tell you, in ths you are not right, for God is greater than man. Why do you complain to Him that He answers none of man's words? For God does speak - now one way, now another - though man may not perceive it." - [Job 33:12-14]

~.*hUiYiNg*.~ says Amen. @ | Saturday, February 28, 2009

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