FREE IN FIRE

“He said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.”

Says Daniel 3:25. This beautiful verse is about Daniel's friends and their experience when they went through fire. Fire's nature is to consume whatever goes near it and to destroy it. But these men of God, when thrown into the fire for their faith in God, experienced something different. The fire could not kill them. They were bound and were thrown into the fire, but they walked freely in the fire. When they entered, they were bound, but the fire experience freed their hands. It is because the Son of God was with them in the fire. What was meant to do evil to them could not hurt them, but only free them out of bondage.

Hey friend, in our life too, when we walk through fire, know that it is not going to be a consuming experience, but rather a redeeming experience for us. How great it is to have our God in the midst of every path we go through. He is not a God who goes through only the joyful experiences with us, but He promises to walk with us through the water and fire, in the valley, in the desert, in suffering, in loss. He was with the Israelites and helped them cross the waters. He was with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to go through and come out of the fire with no damage. He was with Job when he went through the deep valleys of sorrow, pain, and suffering, and He changed it as well. Throughout all our experiences in our Christian life, our only hope is that we have a God who will make us come out of everything He allows us to go through. His ever-present presence will be with us in every path.

Dear God, thank You for Your presence, which never fails us. Thank You for Your presence, which protects us. Thank You for Your presence, which comforts us. Thank You, Lord, for redeeming us and restoring us. In Jesus' name, I thank You. Amen.