We must have the faith of Shadrack, Meshack, & Abednego. As the story goes, the King had issued a decree that said that the people had to fall down and worship the image he had made anytime they heard the sound of music. If they did not, they would find themselves placed in the fiery furnace. The three Hebrew boys refused to bow down as they said, our God whom we serve is able to 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 the golden image which thou hast set up. And off they went into that fiery furnace!
If you are familiar with the story, then you know that God did indeed deliver them. They didn't know what the future held for them, but they did what they knew to do - worship and trust the One who held the future!
This is one of the reasons my friends that the scriptures tell us in Proverbs 3:5-6, "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and He shall direct thy paths." Our God is able to do everything but fail! Maybe you've been in a situation where you've asked God for something, but you didn't see it happen right away. Well, I'm here to tell you that just because it didn't happen yesterday or today, it doesn't mean that it's not ever going to happen. We must have faith in God's ability to do all things and hold on to our faith - both in season and out of season; when things are good and when things are in turmoil.
This is one of the reasons my friends that the scriptures tell us in Proverbs 3:5-6, "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and He shall direct thy paths." Our God is able to do everything but fail! Maybe you've been in a situation where you've asked God for something, but you didn't see it happen right away. Well, I'm here to tell you that just because it didn't happen yesterday or today, it doesn't mean that it's not ever going to happen. We must have faith in God's ability to do all things and hold on to our faith - both in season and out of season; when things are good and when things are in turmoil.
Consider Noah. The Lord told Noah to build an Ark because He was going to bring a flood of waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh. Noah had never seen anything like that first-hand and he didn't know what the future held, but he trusted in the One that held the future!
And then there's Abraham. The Lord told Abraham to take his son and offer him as a burnt-offering. Abraham was more than 100 years old when he and Sarah were blessed with Issac. Can you imagine waiting that long to have a child with your spouse only to be told that he must be given up as a burnt-offering? Regardless, Abraham went forward doing what the Lord had instructed him to do not knowing what the future held - but trusting in the One that held the future!
And then there's Abraham. The Lord told Abraham to take his son and offer him as a burnt-offering. Abraham was more than 100 years old when he and Sarah were blessed with Issac. Can you imagine waiting that long to have a child with your spouse only to be told that he must be given up as a burnt-offering? Regardless, Abraham went forward doing what the Lord had instructed him to do not knowing what the future held - but trusting in the One that held the future!
Our God is an awesome God and is able to do exceeding, abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us. Remember, we don't know what the future holds, but we do know who holds the future!
With all that said, let the Church say Amen... and AMEN!
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