"And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace."
Daniel 3:20-21
These verses seem pretty bleak on the surface, but if you know the story, you know it is just temporary worry, and things come out all right in the end... although honestly, without God's intervention, there was no reason to hope.
I really think that our lives are a lot like this. We don't always know the end of the story, and without God, there honestly isn't always a reason to hope... and yet, the story that we are a part of is not a tragedy. God will intervene, and there is hope.
Maybe today we can work on having faith in that promised happy ending, and remember that the stressful times aren't as bleak as they sometimes seem. Things will be okay in the end, because God is the deciding factor in our stories, just as he was with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego.
Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace."
Daniel 3:20-21
These verses seem pretty bleak on the surface, but if you know the story, you know it is just temporary worry, and things come out all right in the end... although honestly, without God's intervention, there was no reason to hope.
I really think that our lives are a lot like this. We don't always know the end of the story, and without God, there honestly isn't always a reason to hope... and yet, the story that we are a part of is not a tragedy. God will intervene, and there is hope.
Maybe today we can work on having faith in that promised happy ending, and remember that the stressful times aren't as bleak as they sometimes seem. Things will be okay in the end, because God is the deciding factor in our stories, just as he was with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego.
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