“Look,
I see four men ... The fourth one looks like a son of the gods” (Daniel
3:25). These words of Nebuchadnezzar point beyond the servants of God -
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. They point to the Son of God - our Lord
and Saviour, Jesus Christ. The Son of God saved His faithful servants.
He saves all who put their trust in Him. He saved them from the fire of
Nebuchadnezzar. He saves us from the fire of judgment.
We read about Elijah in his high-points of strength - the triumph over the prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18:36-39) - and his low-points of weakness - he is ready to give up: “I’ve had enough now, Lord” (1 Kings 19:4). How did Elijah get into such a mess? He forgot this: “The Lord’s power was on Elijah” (1 Kings 18:46). In all life’s ups and downs, we must hold on to this: The Lord has sent His Spirit of power to live in us (2 Timothy 1:7). How are we to live in the power of the Spirit? We need to feed on the Word of God and drink in the Word of God (1 Kings 17:4). We need to pray that the Lord will send His showers of blessing (1 Kings 17:14). We are to live our life “according to the Word of the Lord” (1 Kings 17:16). For our life of faith to be strong in the Lord, we need to listen attentively to the preaching of God’s Word (1 Kings 17:24).
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