God is able

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. Daniel 3:17

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego were being pressured to deny God, or be thrown into a fiery furnace, but they chose to be faithful to their God, no matter what.

Two words used by the three Hebrew boys make all the difference. Those words are “is able.” These are the words of faith! These boys knew that the fire in the furnace was real hot. They knew that the fire was able to destroy them instantly. They knew that there was no escape, at least from a human standpoint. And, they knew that even if they were thrown into the fire, their God had the necessary power to bring them out.

God hasn’t changed! He “is able” to do anything that needs to be done in your life or mine! Remember that when you face the fires of life, you will never face them alone! God did not save us to lose us to a fiery trial. He will meet us in the blaze and He will strengthen us and keep us in prefect peace, if we keep the faith, and continue to trust Him. It doesn’t matter what you may be facing, God is bigger, stronger, wiser and more powerful. Like the Hebrew boys, we must be willing to trust and believe that He “is able!

Written by Bernadette Uveno