I’ve been thinking about miracles.
Genesis 6:5, “And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth,
and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil
continually. And it repented the Lord that He had made man on the earth,
and it grieved Him at His heart. And the
Lord said, 'I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the
earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the
air; for it repenteth Me that I have made them.' But Noah found grace in
the eyes of the Lord.” Genesis 6:22, “Thus did Noah, according to all that God commanded him, so did he.” That’s a miracle. Daniel 3:6-7, “And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same
hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. Therefore at
that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute,
harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick,
all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and
worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.” Daniel 3:16, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to the
king, 'O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this
matter. 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. 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.'” Despite a difficult situation where it would be easier to bow down, they
were willing to serve God! Also Daniel continued to pray when he knew
it would mean facing the lions’ den. Daniel 6:10, “Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went
into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward
Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and
gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.”
Amidst facing possible death, Daniel was still found faithful in
praying. He knew what that meant but he served God. These four men were
willing to do whatever it was to keep true to God, despite the
circumstances. |