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Posted by Dion Todd September 28th, 2024 1,425 Views 27 Comments
Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished, and rose up in haste. He spoke and said to his counselors, "Didn't we cast three men bound into the middle of the fire?" They answered the king, "True, O king." He answered, "Look, I see four men loose, walking in the middle of the fire, and they are unharmed. The appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods. Daniel 3:24-25 WEB.
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were tied up and thrown into a furnace that King Nebuchadnezzar heated seven times hotter than usual, especially for them. The furnace temperature was so high that it killed the guards trying to throw them in, so they all tumbled into the blazing furnace together.
The three Hebrews were probably not thinking, "Oh, what a blessing this is to have befallen us today" while falling into the flames. Yet, when they reached the bottom of the furnace, they found they were not alone, for the Lord Jesus Christ met them in the fire.
Later, when the Hebrews came out of the furnace, they didn't even smell like smoke. Their clothes had not burned. Only the ropes which bound them were burned off. They were now walking around "unbound and free." The thing that had a grip on them and once held them so tightly was now burned away.
Sometimes the Lord will use the fire to set you free. The things that bind you will quickly burn away in the furnace of affliction. The baggage we cling to will burn away, and we tend to get a new perspective on what is really important. When you come out the other side of the furnace, you will be "Unbound."
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I trust You today, for You know what it takes. Please send me the Comforter as you promised. Deliver me and meet me in the furnace. Set me free from the things that hold me back. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen!
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Amen!
Post from Michele Copley
2 months ago
Heavenly Father, I trust You today, for You know what it takes. Please send me Your Comforter promised as Your Word, Jesus hath promised. Deliver me, and meet me in the furnace, and may Your will being done in my life and my family's lives. I desire that nothing hold me back from Your work in me. Please help set me free from the things of this world and it's distractions; I only want to know and see You more. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen!
Post from Nell Neathery
2 months ago
I have literally been through 2 fires and saw a huge fire when I was visiting my dad while I was in school, down the street from his house. In the first house my husband and I lived in, there was a furnace in a small hall, and that was our heat for the winter. When it turned on, it had a big noise, and it sure was hot if we put our feet on it. The 1st one, my brother set clothes on fire hanging on my grandmother's closet, and I was taking a nap. I was the last one out, and I thank God I did get out. I do remember seeing the clothes on fire, but I don't remember how hot it was. During my illness, I put clothes on fire in my closet,
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I trust You today, for You know what it takes. Please send me the Comforter as you promised. Deliver me and meet me in the furnace. Set me free from the things that hold me back. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen!
Comment from Michele Copley
2 months ago
Nell, I thank God with you how you and your family got outside from those scary fires in home. Surely, what a blessing believing, God had a watchful eye of protection over you, your family, including as you had been napping.
Post from Liesel aka lisa Wardle
2 months ago
Amen, Lord Jesus, please set me and all of my loved ones free from all the things that hold us back, walk with us and meet us in the fiery furnace, unbind everything that weighs us down, fill us and strengthen us, we ask and pray today and always, Amen and Amen!!!
Post from Wesley Paulus
2 months ago
Amen!
Love it!! Thank you for the encouragement Pastor Dion! I thank God for you because once again the message is just what I needed !! 😊
Post from Sherry Mccosh
2 months ago
Heavenly Father, I trust You today, for You know what it takes. Please send me the Comforter as you promised. Deliver me and meet me in the furnace. Set me free from the things that hold me back. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen! Awesome devotion today, thank you very much. God bless everyone at Refreshing Hope Ministries and all members of this group!!!!
Post from Marisa Jackson
2 months ago
Amen 🙏 ❤️🙏!!
So true. I find the "fire" is a scary thing for me to go into and get through... then when I look back I see how God protected me from the flames and only burnt off the part that needed to be burned off to set me free from the "bondage".
Amen. Thank you Jesus for the Cross.
Good morning, y'all, happy Saturday 🌻😀!
Heavenly Father, I trust You today, for You know what it takes. Please send me the Comforter as you promised. Deliver me and meet me in the furnace. Set me free from the things that hold me back. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen! ❤️🤟🏻
Post from Kevin J. Eck
2 months ago
Heavenly Father, When the furnace of Life is upon me, Let there be a Peace and Comfort surrounding me as you Promised Father. In Christ name, Amen!
Post from Wanda Pennington
2 months ago
Heavenly Father, I trust You today, for You know what it takes. Please send me the Comforter as you promised. Deliver me and meet me in the furnace. Set me free from the things that hold me back. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen!
Post from Patricia Moody
2 months ago
Praying you and your family are safe from the hurricane! God Bless!
Post from Kay Collinsworth
2 months ago
Amen
Heavenly Father, I trust You today, for You know what it takes. Please send me the Comforter as you promised. Deliver me and meet me in the furnace. Set me free from the things that hold me back. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen!
Post from Celeste Strenn
2 months ago
🥰Amen❣️please Lord Jesus ❣️thank you❣️
Post from Candy Laventure
2 months ago
Amen!
Heavenly Father Please Set Me Free From The Things That Hold Me Back From You Amen Good Morning Everyone 😀
Post from Valeri Frank
2 months ago
Amen... Lead the way Lord Jesus and I will follow... 🙏🏼 Please give me strength when I need it, and the words to speak when they need spoken... 🙏🏼 In the name of Jesus Christ I pray... Amen 🙏🏼
Post from Mark Williams
2 months ago
Jesus,I trust in You.
Amen!
Post from Elena Vasquez
2 months ago
Amen
Post from Raju Williams
2 months ago
Amen. Hallelujah.
Post from Schalk de Beer
2 months ago
Yes, Abba Father, I pray this in Jesus's name, amen.