I’ll Meet You in the Furnace
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Then Nebuchadnezzar, in rage and fury, gave the command to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. So they brought these men before the king.
Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the gold image which I have set up?
Now if you are ready at the time you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, and psaltery, in symphony with all kinds of music, and you fall down and worship the image which I have made, good! But if you do not worship, you shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. And who is the god who will deliver you from my hands?”
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.
1. You didn’t do anything wrong except that you are doing something right!
1. You didn’t do anything wrong except that you are doing something right!
2. Intimidation is an attack that the enemy knows something you don’t.
2. Intimidation is an attack that the enemy knows something you don’t.
3. Intimidation will force one of two things- fight or flight.
3. Intimidation will force one of two things- fight or flight.
If that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king.
But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up.”
Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. He spoke and commanded that they heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated.
And he commanded certain mighty men of valor who were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, and cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
Then these men were bound in their coats, their trousers, their turbans, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
Therefore, because the king’s command was urgent, and the furnace exceedingly hot, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego.
And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished; and he rose in haste and spoke, saying to his counselors, “Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire?”
They answered and said to the king, “True, O king.”
“Look!” he answered, “I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.”
The Fourth Man hurled himself through space and in a moment's time was beside them, going into the burning fiery furnace with them. By the time the door was shut, He had ripped off their bonds and clothed them with divine protection.
4. God decided to deliver Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the furnace, not from it.
4. God decided to deliver Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the furnace, not from it.
5. You don’t bow, You don’t burn!
5. You don’t bow, You don’t burn!
Anything you compromise to get, you will eventually lose.
Credentials- the abilities and experience that make someone suitable for a particular job or activity, or proof of someone's abilities and experience: (Cambridge Dictionary)
Let me introduce you to the One who will meet you in the furnace and His credentials?
In Genesis He is the Seed of the Woman.
In Exodus He is the Passover Lamb.
In Leviticus He is our High Priest.
In Numbers He is the Pillar of Cloud by day and the Pillar of Fire by night.
In Deuteronomy He is the Prophet like unto Moses.
In Joshua He is the Captain of our Salvation.
In Judges He is our judge and Lawgiver.
In Ruth He is our Kinsman-Redeemer.
In 1 and 2 Samuel He is our Trusted Prophet.
In Kings and Chronicles He is our Reigning King.
In Ezra He is our Faithful Scribe.
In Nehemiah He is the Rebuilder of the Broken Down Walls of human life.
In Esther He is our Mordecai.
In Job He is our Ever-Living Redeemer: "For I know my Redeemer liveth."
Who will meet you in the furnace?
In Psalms He is our Shepherd.
In Proverbs and Ecclesiastes He is our Wisdom.
In the Song of Solomon He is our Lover and Bridegroom.
In Isaiah He is the Prince of Peace.
In Jeremiah He is the Righteous Branch.
In Lamentations He is our Weeping Prophet.
In Ezekiel He is the Wonderful Four-Faced Man.
And in Daniel He is the Fourth Man in "Life's Fiery Furnaces."
Who will meet you in the furnace?
In Hosea He is the Faithful Husband, "Forever married to the backslider."
In Joel He is the Baptizer with the Holy Ghost and Fire.
In Amos He is our Burden-Bearer.
In Obadiah He is the Mighty to Save.
In Jonah He is our great Foreign Missionary.
In Micah He is the Messenger of Beautiful Feet.
In Nahum He is the Avenger of God's Elect.
In Habakkuk He is God's Evangelist, crying, "Revive thy work in the midst of the years."
In Zephaniah He is our Savior.
In Haggai He is the Restorer of God's Lost Heritage.
In Zechariah He is the Fountain Opened in the House of David for sin and uncleanness.
In Malachi He is the Sun of Righteousness, rising with healing in His wings.
Who is this one meeting you in the furnace?
In Matthew He is the Messiah.
In Mark He is the Wonder-Worker.
In Luke He is the Son of Man.
In John He is the Son of God.
In Acts He is the Holy Ghost.
In Romans He is our justifier.
In 1 and 2 Corinthians He is our Sanctifier.
In Galatians He is the Redeemer from the curse of the Law.
In Ephesians He is the Christ of Unsearchable Riches.
In Philippians He is the God Who Supplies All Our Needs.
In Colossians He is the Fullness of the Godhead Bodily.
In 1 and 2 Thessalonians He is our Soon-Coming King.
In 1 and 2 Timothy He is our Mediator Between God and Man.
In Titus he is our Faithful Pastor.
In Philemon He is the Friend That Sticketh Closer than a Brother.
In Hebrews He is the Blood of the Everlasting Covenant.
In James He is our Great Physician, for "the prayer of faith shall save the sick."
In I and 2 Peter He is our Chief Shepherd, who soon shall appear with a crown of unfading glory.
In 1, 2, and 3 John He is Love.
In Jude He is the Lord Coming with Ten Thousands of His Saints.
And in Revelation He is the KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS!
Who is this one who will meet you in the furnace, and what are His credentials?
He is Abel's Sacrifice,
Noah's Rainbow,
Abraham's Ram,
Isaac's Wells,
Jacob's Sceptre,
Moses' Rod,
Joshua's Sun and Moon that stood still,
Elijah's Mantle,
Elisha's Staff,
Gideon's Fleece,
Samuel's Horn of Oil,
David's Slingshot,
Isaiah's Fig Poultice,
Hezekiah's Sundial,
Daniel's Visions,
Amos' Burden,
and Malachi's Sun of Righteousness.
Who is this one who will meet you in the furnace, and what are His credentials?
He is Peter's Shadow,
Stephen's Signs and Wonders,
Paul's Handkerchiefs and Aprons,
and John's Pearly White City.
He is a Father to the Orphan,
Husband to the Widow,
to the traveler in the night He is the Bright and Morning Star;
to those who walk in the lonesome valley He is the Lily of the Valley,
the Rose of Sharon,
and Honey in the Rock.
He is the Brightness of God's Glory,
the Express Image of His Person,
the King of Glory,
the Pearl of Great Price,
the Rock in a Weary Land, the Cup that Runneth Over, the Rod and Staff that comfort. And the government of our lives is upon His shoulders.
Who is this one who will meet you in the furnace, and what are His credentials?
He is Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of the living God! My Savior! My Companion! My Lord and King!
Leave your fear in the fire.
5. What you need is in the fire. He’s waiting to meet you in the fire.
5. What you need is in the fire. He’s waiting to meet you in the fire.
There future is through the fire! One way or another.
6. Promotion Came when they passed through the fire.
6. Promotion Came when they passed through the fire.
Daniel 3:26–30 (NKJV)
Then Nebuchadnezzar went near the mouth of the burning fiery furnace and spoke, saying, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, servants of the Most High God, come out, and come here.” Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego came from the midst of the fire. And the satraps, administrators, governors, and the king’s counselors gathered together, and they saw these men on whose bodies the fire had no power; the hair of their head was not singed nor were their garments affected, and the smell of fire was not on them.
Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, who sent His Angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him, and they have frustrated the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they should not serve nor worship any god except their own God! Therefore I make a decree that any people, nation, or language which speaks anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made an ash heap; because there is no other God who can deliver like this.”
Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego in the province of Babylon.
Furnace of Faith:
Calculate all the years of faith in the believers praying.
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you.
When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned,
Nor shall the flame scorch you.