Trusting God's Plan in the Fire: Lessons From the Book of Danielনমুনা

For everyone that feels the heat in their own personal fire, we couldn't resist ending this study with one more bit of encouragement. After Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out of their fiery trial, King Nebuchadnezzar promoted them to the province of Babylon. They went into the fire with one job, but due to God’s deliverance in the fire, they came out with even better jobs! Who is getting a sense of hope from reading that?

Friend, I feel your pain. It’s so easy to grow weary in a trial. Who hasn’t thought of quitting? The enemy likes to bring you down, question your motives, and tempt you with taking the easy way out. But I challenge you to do what Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego did:

• Put your faith in God to save you
• Stand firm when the flames surround you
• Don’t believe the lies
• Recognize you aren’t alone in this battle
• Trust God’s plan in the fire

Declare this out loud during your personal battle:

“God, I trust you with my _________________. Although I can’t see the outcome right now, I know you are with me and are able to save me.”

I hope you feel more encouraged today no matter what you are going through. God reminded me in my own fiery trial of Isaiah 41:10. I pray this encourages you as well!

“So do not fear, for I am with you;

do not be dismayed, for I am your God.

I will strengthen you and help you;

I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

Finally, we don’t want to ever end a HealingStrong Bible plan without giving you the chance to repent and ask Jesus to forgive you of your sins and to help you forgive others. You see, each of us is a sinner and there’s nothing we can do to earn salvation on our own. But Jesus Christ, God’s perfect Son, took your sin and mine and He died on the cross for us so that we can have eternal life. If you haven’t asked Jesus to be the Lord of your life and to forgive your sins, we want to invite you to do that now. Pray this prayer out loud:

“Dear Jesus,

I know that I am a sinner and need your forgiveness. I believe you died on the cross for my sins and rose from the dead. I trust you as my Lord and Savior. Please help me to daily surrender to your will. In Jesus’ name, amen.”

If you prayed that prayer, please let us know! We’d love to hear from you! We have an amazing prayer team at HealingStrong that prays for each prayer request and it would be our honor to lift up your prayer need before our Heavenly Father. Please email us at: prayerrequest@healingstrong.org. Thank you so much for joining us in this study. We hope you were encouraged!

This plan was written by Cheryl Collins, a volunteer with HealingStrong, a non-profit organization of community groups designed to help those battling cancer and other diseases to rebuild the body, restore the soul, and refresh the spirit. We’re here to walk with you on any healing journey! Find us online at Healingstrong.org.

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