Will Be Another in the Fire

TRUTH: The victory will always belong to God because of who He is.

INTRODUCTION

ANOTHER IN THE FIRE LYRICS

“There'll be another in the fire Standing next to me There'll be another in the waters Holding back the seas And should I ever need reminding How good You've been to me I'll count the joy come every battle 'Cause I know that's where You'll be

Count the joy come every battle 'Cause I know that's where You'll be I'll count the joy come every battle 'Cause I know that's where You'll be”

We pick up where we left off - discovering that when Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego went into the fire, there was another one in the fire. This one was Jesus delivering them from the power of the fire. In the presence of Jesus, nothing can withstand.

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Daniel 3:26–30 ESV

26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the door of the burning fiery furnace; he declared, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out, and come here!” Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out from the fire. 27 And the satraps, the prefects, the governors, and the king’s counselors gathered together and saw that the fire had not had any power over the bodies of those men. The hair of their heads was not singed, their cloaks were not harmed, and no smell of fire had come upon them. 28 Nebuchadnezzar answered and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants, who trusted in him, and set aside the king’s command, and yielded up their bodies rather than serve and worship any god except their own God. 29 Therefore I make a decree: Any people, nation, or language that speaks anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego shall be torn limb from limb, and their houses laid in ruins, for there is no other god who is able to rescue in this way.” 30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.

What do we see?

A: they walked out of the fire together.

Q - What’s do you think it was like to walk out of the fire?

You can’t walk out of the fires that God brings you out of and say, “Man, I’m so good. There’s no one like me.”

A: King Nebuchadnezzar - No other god can rescue in this way

BOOK

You can’t walk out of the fire and say, “Man, I’m so good. There’s no one like me.”

Nebuchadnezzar shows us in what’s the appropriate response, what should happen,

BOOK

Daniel 3:39

Daniel 3:29 ESV

29 Therefore I make a decree: Any people, nation, or language that speaks anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego shall be torn limb from limb, and their houses laid in ruins, for there is no other god who is able to rescue in this way.”

Daniel 4:1–3 ESV

1 King Nebuchadnezzar to all peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you! 2 It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has done for me. 3 How great are his signs, how mighty his wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion endures from generation to generation.

Daniel 4:1-

PRAY

You can’t walk out of the fire and say, “Man, I’m so good. There’s no one like me.”

Nebuchadnezzar shows us in what’s the appropriate response,

III.

Daniel 4:3 ESV

3 How great are his signs, how mighty his wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion endures from generation to generation.

Daniel 4:3

I. God showed up in the past

Nebuchadnezzar declared to his empire what God had done for him.

Hey listen, when God shows up for you, you remember! As you look back, you can see God’s faithfulness in your life.

Hey listen, when God shows up for you, you remember! As you look back, you can see God’s faithfulness in your life.

II. Only God provided for me

As you look back, you can see God’s faithfulness in your life.

Nebuchadnezzar shows us in what’s the appropriate response, what should happen,

Daniel 4:1–3 ESV

1 King Nebuchadnezzar to all peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you! 2 It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has done for me. 3 How great are his signs, how mighty his wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion endures from generation to generation.

Daniel 4:3

When we look back and remember the faithfulness of God in our lives, it effects our perspective for the future. We will know that God will show up and deliver in the future.

Nebuchadnezzar said, “His dominion endures...”

God’s dominion endures forever

A KING PROCLAIMS THE SUPREMACY AND DOMINION OF THE KING

>> What we can learn from the words of Nebuchadnezzar is that nothing will be able to withstand the trials & fires of the future.

TRUTH: You do not have to fear the future, because God is with you.

II. God will show up in the future

TRUTH: The victory will always belong to God because of who He is & what He done.

EVER WONDERED WHAT THE FUTURE HELD FOR YOU?

In asking yourself that question, has fear ever captivated you?

You do not have to fear the future, because God is with you. You will always know and trust the truth that there’ll always be another in the fire who is victorious.

HOW IS JESUS VICTORIOUS?

A: THE CROSS AND RESURRECTION

God’s dominion endures forever

>> What we can learn from the words of Nebuchadnezzar is that nothing left to be said about the trials & fires of this life because of who God is.

God’s kingdom is an everlasting kingdom

God’s dominion endures forever

Past experiences help us walk into what lies ahead.

Past experiences help us walk into what lies ahead.

Because of the proven faithfulness of God in your life, you can know that He will be there in the future.

>> A lot of the times we think that God does not have time for us and our situations. We have lied to ourselves into thinking that God doesn’t want to be in the middle of what we have going on.

>> A lot of the times we think that God does not have time for us and our situations. We have lied to ourselves into thinking that God doesn’t want to be in the middle of what we have going on.

Hey God, if your not busy.

LOOK

That is nothing more far from the truth and the reality that’s at your disposal.

King Nebuchadnezzar made a proclamation to his entire empire that he had learned of God’s power & rules over all. This is a king giving credit and honor to The King.

It might be time that you do the same.

Jesus >>

Matthew 28:20 ESV

20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

LOOK (RESPOND)

The victory will always belong to God because of who He is AND what He has done

ANOTHER IN THE FIRE

And should I ever need reminding How good You've been to me I'll count the joy come every battle 'Cause I know that's where You'll be