Through The Fire

When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee;
and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when
thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither
shall the flame kindle upon thee.
(Isaiah 43-2)

The Lord's grace is sufficient through all the trials of life that
we encounter. Through all our storms, through our "fires" Jesus
is right there to help comfort us. He will be that fourth man
in our fire!

Do you feel that you are facing one of the greatest trials of your
life? Does it seem that you are walking through the fire and you look
to see Jesus, praying that He is there? Let me tell you my friend
He is there! These trials that we face these spiritual fires that we
go through help make us into what God wants us to be.

(1 Peter 1-7)
"That the trial of your faith being much more precious
than gold that perisheth though it be tried by fire might be found
unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ"

The Lord wants us to always know that no matter how hard things
seem, He is there! We have a friend in God that walks with us
through all that we face.

(1 Peter 4:12-14)
" Beloved think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is
to try you as though some strange thing happened unto you
But rejoice inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings
that when his glory shall be reveled ye may be glad also with
exceeding joy.

If ye be reproached for the name of Christ happy are ye for the
spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is
evil spoken of but on your part he is glorified.

(Daniel Chapter 3)
In Daniel chapter three there was a king Nebuchadnezzar that had
spoken at the time the people would hear the sound of the cornet
flute harp and all kinds of music they would have to fall down and
worship the golden image that the king hath set up. And whoso
falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into
the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

There were certain Chaldeans that went to the king concerning
three men that did not bow when they heard the sound of music.
They asked the king Did you not say that every man that would
hear the sound of the cornet flute harp and all kinds of music
shall fall down and worship the golden image?

We have found three men Shadrach Meshach and Abednego
O king hath not regarded thee: they serve not thy god's nor
worship the golden image which thou hast set up. The king was
furious! He commanded to bring Shadrach Meshack and
Abednego to him.

Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true that ye
do not worship my golden image which I have set up? Now the
men answered and said to the king O Nebuchadnezzar we are
not careful to answer thee in this matter. If it be so our God in
whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery
furnace and He will deliver us out of thine hand O king. But if not
be it known unto thee O king we will not serve thy god's nor
worship thy the golden image that thou hast set up.

The King was angry and the form of his visage was changed against
them. So the king spoke that the furnace should be heated seven
times more than it was. And these three men feel down bound into
the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

Then the king was astonished and rose up in haste and said to his
counselors did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the
fire? They answered O king it is true. The king said Lo I see four men
loose walking in the midst of the fire and they have no hurt: and the
form of the fourth man is like the son of God.

Then the king came near to the mouth of the furnace and spake and
said Shadrach Mehach and Abednego ye servants of the most high
God come forth of the midst of the fire. The princes governors and
captains and the king's counselors being gathered together saw these
men upon whose bodies the fire had no power nor was an hair of their
head singed neither were their coats changed nor the smell of fire had
passed on them.

God delivered these three men that day. He had saw their faith that
no matter if they were delivered or not they were only going to bow to
Him! In this Christian walk there are a lot of things that the enemy
would have us to bow to but let's settle it in our hearts that we will only
bow to the true and living God. The enemy will try to bind us and throw
us into a spiritual fire but know this...
God will loose us and be that fourth man in our fire!