Confidence

con·fi·dence—the feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something; a firm trust.

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abedendigo were so confident in God that they were able to say in Daniel 3, “The 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.”

I love the confidence that these three young men had in their God. They knew without a shadow of doubt that God WAS ABLE to deliver them from the fiery furnace—but even if He didn’t, they knew that God would be with them and protect them in the fire.

It may get hotter in the weeks and months to come— but we must not fear for God is for us and if He is for us who can be against us? (Romans8:31)

We may not be confident in our government, our economy or our financial stability— but we CAN be confident in our GREAT GOD who IS ABLE to deliver us from the fire. Let us learn from these three men that the world has nothing for us. Our hope rests in Christ alone and in His ability to either deliver us from or to be with us in the fire.

As with Daniel who did what was right and yet was thrown into the lions den, not to be destroyed, but to be delivered... why? So that God may be magnified and glorified!

God can and will shine so much brighter in the darkness if we allow Him!

Let us not grow weary while doing good for we will reap if we do not give up! (Galatians 6:9)❤️

Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ. (Philippians 1:6)💕