Day 9: Conviction

People say, “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.” In today’s passage, the soldiers could not stand the literal heat of their king’s wrath, so they perished carrying out the death sentence on innocent men. And yet, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego not only entered the furnace alive, they were retrieved from the fire without harm. A powerful miracle. 

How did they escape a perilous fate? They knew it was better to die for their belief in God than to live and deny the God that gave them life. Their conviction was held together in community. Because of their radical faith unto death, God met them in the furnace, walked among the fire, and supernaturally shielded them from harm. Shadrach, Meschach, and Abednego displayed a holy defiance. They stood innocent and faithful in the midst of unjust oppression. And their God, the Redeemer, rescued His people. 

Similarly, we may all have something in our lives where we are faithfully waiting for the fulfillment of promises from Scripture, that God will redeem His people and bring restoration. If you are waiting for deliverance, continue to wait in holy expectation that God, the Redeemer, will bring glory to His name.

Reflection Question:

1. Take a moment and reflect on the moments in your life where God has intervened on your behalf. Praise God for the steps along the way and praise Him for the intervention yet to come.

Written by Pastor Amber Phillips, Children's Pastor at National Community Church.