The Fiery Furnace, Part
5
The Bonus
The following devotional is the final of a short series
focusing on Daniel 3: Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in
the fiery furnace.
"Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the province of Babylon." (Dan 3:30)
We've gotten to the end of a beautiful story.
Three Hebrew men stand up for their faith in the face of
extreme persecution. They are punished, but God
intervenes and miraculously makes it so that they are
not even singed when they are thrown into the fiery
furnace. The king is so moved by what he
witnesses, that he gives glory to God and orders
everyone under his rule to honor God as well.
Wonderful story with a perfect ending.
Oh. I nearly forgot the "bonus"!
After it was all said and done, the Bible records that
Shadrach, Mechach and Abednego received a promotion ("Then
the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the
province of Babylon." Dan. 3:30)! Not only was
God glorified, not only was a heathen king humbled into
worshipping God, not only did the king make a decree
that everyone must honor God, bug God also gave
these faithful young men a "bonus"!
My friends, God is
the same yesterday, today and forever. The same God who
arranged for the promotion of these men has a "bonus" in
store for you too. All you have to do is to
stand firm in your faith!
Love in Christ,
Lyn
Lyn Chaffart, Moderator, The Nugget, Scriptural Nuggets (
www.sermonillustrator.org/minisermons/ ), Answers2Prayer Ministries,
www.Answers2Prayer.org ,