TOPIC : THE PREVAILING FORCE OF TRUST
TEXT : DANIEL 3 :13-18
13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king.
14 Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?
15 Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?
16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar , we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.
17 If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand , O king.
18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up
Total and absolute trust in God moves us to a dimension where our victory is no longer reduced to this our earthly existence.
The present church has thought us that prosperity was the main mission of our Lord Jesus Christ.
But apostle Paul said in 1 corinthians 15 : 19 that;
If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
Life on earth is very temporal but life of the victorious saints are eternal.
They remain alive forever like lights in the courts of their father.
They have overcome the world and all her betrayals, sicknesses, disloyalty, pains, and disappointments.
At that time we shall look at death in his eyes and ask him, as is written in 1Corinthians 15 :55, O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
We trust God as we discover that our lives are not and cannot be limited by the forces of this world.
Our joy is real.
Our resistance is real.
Our hope is also real.
Trust is the highest level of faith.
Trust does not look at the reward, it risks all to please the rewarder.
May God bless you.
With the God I serve, nothing shall be impossible.
Your case is not bigger than God.
May you have a God filled day in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Your Victory is already guaranteed
It is well, do not give up, with God all things are possible
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Pastor Obi Ejikeme
Senior Pastor
House of faith, Nigeria
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