-Meditation-
Daniel 3:13-15
--TheSecretPlace--
Daniel 3:13-15
v.13-furious with rage Nebuchadnezzar summoned Shadrach Meshach and Abednego, and so they were brought before him
v.14-Nebuchadnezzar asked them "is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the image of gold I have set up?
v.15-And he told them 'When you hear the sound of all of the music, and if you are ready to worship the image I made, very good, but if you do not worship it you will be thrown immediately throne into a blazing furnace." Then he said ''Then what god will be able to rescue you from my hand?''
King Nebuchadnezzar obviously as I said in earlier posts had NO regard for God, or who He was, or what He can do. He willingly tested God, and taunted Shadrach Meshach and Abednego. King Nebuchadnezzar was violently attacking the faith of God in Shadrach Meshach and Abednego, and the attack of the world, and our culture on the people of God is like that of king Nebuchadnezzar. The world says to 'do what I do' and 'worship what I worship' Do what I command you to, and if you don't you will suffer.' And right now it is like an unspoken threat in America, but in other parts of the world Christianity is hated, because those who claim to be Christian are mostly radical about their faith in Jesus, because they know that it is all they can truly cling to. As time goes on the wickedness will increase, which means, I believe, that the people of God will rise up in righteousness, and stand for what the LORD calls good.
So as we know the days of persecution are coming, and are here, how are we going to stand? How are we going to stand against the flow of the dark culture we live in?
I believe that we, as the people of God, need to have the faith, and confidence in the knowledge that our pain in this life does not even begin to compare with the JOY we will experience in the next age in the kingdom of GOD.
We also need to prepare ourselves in the place of prayer. We desperately need to get into the Word of God, we need to be equipped with the Sword of the Spirit in Christ.
This one thing still will come up in every situation of life, Will you still stand for the LORD, EVEN WHEN EVERYONE turns against Him, and you? Because there will be scoffers, and mockers, and if you will not stand before those you know in righteousness and justice, how are you going to stand before those you do not know in righteousness and justice?
At the threat of death will you be faithful? When no one else is, and no one claims to know Jesus will you?
Right now in the earth the kings of the earth are setting themselves up AGAINST Jesus, the Son of God, and we are coming to the point where we must choose to go all the way for the LORD in complete and total faithfulness, or to go all the way against Him. I want to be found pure and spotless, but there will be many who only want to be happy, and in their search for happiness no long-term joy is found, and no LIFE is found, only short-term happiness.
The culture in which we live is throwing away its foundations, and we need to stand in righteousness, and in justice, and in the place of prayer before the LORD with a desperate cry in our hearts to know God, and to see Jesus come, and for Jesus to come back, to establish JUSTICE on the earth.
We NEED a Judge. We need JESUS.
Are you willing to give yourself to see the coming of the LORD, and even if you don't see Him come in your lifetime, will you give yourself to the purposes of His heart to return to the earth?
At the command to sin, GOD breaks in.--On behalf of His Bride.
Pray about it.
---Intercession---
Jesus right now I want to come to you and I ask Father that you would pour out on Your people a Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of you so that we may know and understand what you are calling us to, and how you want us to partner with You. Please strengthen us and help us to love you more. I love you LORD! In Jesus Name I just ask that you would pour out Your fragrance on our worship offerings. We love you LORD, and ask that you would pour out your Spirit, and that you would just please come, and reveal Jesus to Your Bride. We are lost without You, and we need a revelation of You. In Jesus Name. Amen.
Blessed Be the Name of The LORD.
Kasey
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