Worship Men’s Works? – Part 2
Friday, February 16, 2024Key Verse
“If it be so, our God 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, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship thy golden image which thou hast set up” (Daniel 3:17, 18).
Text — Daniel 3:13-22
Message
A bad report had been given to king Nebuchadnezzar, against the young Jewish trio, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. The reaction of the king was immediate and fierce against them after confirming that they would not worship his golden image. He commanded that they be cast into a furnace that was heated seven times hotter than it was supposed to be heated. His idol religious fervor had turned him against the three holy men that he had appointed to take care of the administration of the province of Babylon (Daniel 2:49). This is why Thomas Brook said, “Worldly glory is but a breath, a vapour, a froth, a phantasm, a shadow, a reflection, an apparition, a very nothing.” These young men did not care about the anger of the king, or the glory of their high political office. They cared only about God’s glory.
Friend, there are religious people today who want you to follow their false religions. But as a Christian, you should be steadfast in your faith like the three Hebrew youths who were eventually cast into the fire, but miraculously delivered.
Quote
Be steadfast in your faith
Challenge
Hell fire is hotter than Nebuchadezar’s fire.
Prayer for today
Oh God, help me to be faithful to the end, in Jesus’ name.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
Dear God please help me to be faithful to the end in Jesus name, Amen. Thanks for this crew, I really appreciate 🥰.