The truth is that God never moves. The Lord is always with us each step of the way. He promises us in His Word that He will never leave us nor will He ever forsake us. We sometimes drift away from God. It doesn't happen right away, but it happens gradually over time if we aren't careful.
The Lord loves us and He is waiting for us to turn to Him. The Lord loves us and He is rich in mercy. Sometimes we go through fiery trials and we don't know what to do. Sometimes the trials and test of faith leave us feeling drained and full of sorrow.
We need to learn to lean upon the Lord and trust Him to bring us through the fire. The Lord is shaping us into the person He has made us to be. The Lord is nor finished with us yet. When we come to faith in Christ the Holy Spirit comes to indwell us and His work will continue throughout our lives until the day when we go home to Heaven to be with the Lord forever.
When I feel like I am going through a fiery trial I remember the time when Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were tossed into a fiery furnace because they refused to bow down and worship a statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
Daniel 3:19-25,
19 Nebuchadnezzar was so furious with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego that his face became distorted with rage. He commanded that the furnace be heated seven times hotter than usual.
20 Then he ordered some of the strongest men of his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and throw them into the blazing furnace.
21 So they tied them up and threw them into the furnace, fully dressed in their pants, turbans, robes, and other garments.
22 And because the king, in his anger, had demanded such a hot fire in the furnace, the flames killed the soldiers as they threw the three men in.
23 So Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, securely tied, fell into the roaring flames.
24 But suddenly, Nebuchadnezzar jumped up in amazement and exclaimed to his advisers, “Didn’t we tie up three men and throw them into the furnace?” “Yes, Your Majesty, we certainly did,” they replied.
25 “Look!” Nebuchadnezzar shouted. “I see four men, unbound, walking around in the fire unharmed! And the fourth looks like a god !”
The three men trusted in the Lord and they refused to bow down to a false idol. The Lord delivered them from the fiery furnace by sending them help. The Lord Jesus will be with us during those times when we feel like we are in a furnace and about ready to be burned up.
Whatever hardships or persecutions that come our way we can know that the Lord will see us through and bring us safely home to Heaven where we shall dwell with the Lord forever. God is good all the time and all the time God is good.
The Lord can make something good out of the bad things that happen to us. Sometimes we have to learn some things and sometimes we have to humble ourselves because we have gone off track. We must not allow ourselves to give up on doing good.
Living in this dark cold world can be hard and even lonely. We may feel like no one cares what we are doing or what we are going through, but the good news is that Jesus cares and He loves you. Even if no one ever notices what we are doing we can know that God notices. The Lord knows our hearts and He provides for us.
Jesus is our Savior and He is a friend that sticks closer than a brother. May we humble ourselves and turn our eyes upon Jesus who will bring us through the fire that we find ourselves in.
Lord,
Thank You for being with us even when things get difficult.
Thank You for Your love and mercy.
Help us to love You more and more.
Lead us and guide us by Your Holy Spirit.
In Jesus Name I pray,
Amen.
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