“I AM SCHEDULED TO DIE, BUT GOD WILL SHOW UP”(2)

Post date: May 5, 2021 11:15:27 PM

Before Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were scheduled to die in the burning furnace that King Nebuchadnezzar built, they were offered a second chance and a second thought option to spare their lives by bowing down voluntarily and openly to the golden calf of Nebuchadnezzar. You may have been presented with an offer to bow to evil or face some consequences in life, family, finances, and in your carrier. To get a good job; to keep your current job; to secure a position in the workplace; to be posted to a lucrative location; to enjoy an accelerated promotion and job security; to be certified as qualified and able; to secure a contract, to maintain a good relationship with your boss and be in the good books, you may have been asked to bow down to evil, bow to sexual immorality, compromise the word of God and ethics of your faith; you have been asked to bow to impending fear of being sent out and rendered jobless, homeless, and broke; you may be threatened with withdrawal of the benefits you have been enjoying. The threat is real and the pressure is high coupled with the current uncertainty in the world.

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego knew what they were going to have when they refused and they did have it in the hands of ing Nebuchadnezzar to the admiration of his cabinet members and those standing and watching, but because they refused to bow and accepted collectively to stand by their conviction in the truth of the word of God despite the obvious, God showed up and king Nebuchadnezzar exclaimed “ But suddenly, as he was watching, Nebuchadnezzar jumped up in amazement and exclaimed to his advisors, didn’t we throw three men into the furnace? Yes they said, we did indeed, Your Majesty. Well, look, Nebuchadnezzar shouted, I see four men, unbound, walking around in the fire, they aren’t even hurt by the flames, and the fourth looks like a god. Then Nebuchadnezzar came as close as he could to the open door of the flaming furnace and yelled, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out, come here. So they stepped out of the fire. Then the princes, governors, captains, and counselors crowded around them and saw that the fire hadn’t touched them, not a hair of their heads was singed; their coats were unscorched, and they didn’t even smell of smoke. Then Nebuchadnezzar said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, for He sent His angel to deliver His trusting servants when they defied the king’s commandment and were willing to die rather than serve or worship any god except their own. Therefore, I make this decree, that any person of any nation, language, or religion who speaks a word against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego shall be torn limb from limb and his house knocked into a heap of rubble. For no other God can do what this one does. Then the king gave promotions to Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, so that they prospered greatly there in the province of Babylon.” Daniel 3:24-30

Your refusal to bow and your resistance to following and worship evil will not be in vain. Whatever punishment meted to you will be overturned; God will overrule them, will overturn them, and will show them reasons to respect Him as you honor Him. The sentence against you will fail, the plot to oust you will fail, the desire to destroy you will be fruitless, and the schedules against you and all that is yours will not stand. God in His power will stand up for you at the right moment in the right place, and before the right audience. The evil people had issued their decree, they have prepared and finalize their plans, but The Almighty God will not only speak, but He will also act. They have threatened to destroy the church of God and the house of God under your spiritual care, they have vowed to stop their membership, stop their support, and discourage others. They are all mounting campaigns against you and the ministry, but God will not only speak, He will act. Nebuchadnezzar and his men will see what God will do in you. For Prayers Click here