Nothing Shall By Any Means Hurt You

                                     Nothing shall by any means hurt you - Luke 10:19.

                 King Nebuchadnezzar commanded everyone to bow down and worship the golden image when they heard the sound of the musical instruments being played. Whoever does not fall down and worship shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace - Daniel 3: 6. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego stood up for what is right and refused to worship the golden image. 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. But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your  gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up - Daniel 3:17,18.

                King Nebuchadnezzar saw four men walking in the midst of fire and they are not hurt. “Look!” he answered, “I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God” - Daniel 3:25.  And the satraps, administrators, governors, and the king’s counselors gathered together, and they saw these men on whose bodies the fire had no power; the hair of their head was not singed nor were their garments affected, and the smell of fire was not on them - Daniel 3:27.    

                King Nebuchadnezzar was amazed at God’s deliverance and called the Lord as Blessed. Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, who sent His Angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him - Daniel 3:28. He also promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. There is no other God who can deliver like this. Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego in the province of Babylon - Daniel 3:29,30.

              Our God is so powerful to deliver us from our own fiery furnaces. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the Lord delivers him out of them all - Psalm 34:19. The fire was so hot that it killed the man who took up Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego. The flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego - Daniel 3:22. But God protected Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego in the flaming fire with no harm. As we walk through fire, God will be with us and protect us too with no harm. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you - Isaiah 43:2.                                                      

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Help us to stand up for what is right. We thank You for being with us in all situations and delivering us from all harm. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.