The Testimony of Faithful Men Daniel 3:14-26 Believers must stand for God regardless of the potential costs.Daniel's three friends were sentenced to be executed in the fiery furnace.Trusting and loving the Lord with all their hearts, they surrendered themselves into the hands of God. They informed the king that they did not need to defend themselves, that their first loyalty belonged to the Lord and Him alone. Moreover, they knew that their God was able to save them from the fiery furnace. In fact, they were casting themselves upon the Lord to actually rescue them. But even if the Lord chose not to deliver them, they still could not betray Him. No matter what the king did to them, they could not worship the gods of Babylon nor the gold image that represented the state. The strong, steadfast faith of these young men is a perfect picture of total surrender to the Lord. Imagine facing the imminent threat of being thrown into a flaming furnace, a furnace so large that four men could stand up and walk about within it. No doubt it had been built to melt the metals and harden the clay for the bricks of the gold statue, as well as for burning the trash gathered from the construction site. These three believers humbly submitted themselves to God's will, knowing that He could deliver them if He so chose. But they also knew it might be His will for them to perish in the blazing furnace. Simply stated, these young believers knew that God could rescue them, but He might choose to let them die as a testimony to their faith in the Lord. What a testimony of complete surrender and an almost incomprehensible faith—a testimony that is so needed by believers of every generation.
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Coming from Arab, Alabama, and growing up in Tampa, Fla. I moved with my family to Georgia in 1969. I was saved by God’s marvelous Grace in September 1972 at Blue Springs Baptist Church located down the road from North Cobb High School in Acworth, Ga. Called to preach at 16...
