Kids and
people of any age can make good decisions to serve and obey the Lord – such
were three Hebrew young men we know by the names of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. They knew that God did not want them to bow
down to the golden statue of the king.
The penalty of disobeying the king was to be thrown into the fiery furnace. The three young friends obeyed God, instead
of the king, and refused to bow before the statue. Under penalty of the law, they were thrown
into the fiery furnace. But, God did not
allow them to be burned or even harmed by the fire. When the king looked into the fiery furnace
he saw not three people, but four. The
king saw the fourth person, an angel of the Lord, sent to protect the three
friends from the flames, to save them.
That is exactly what Jesus does for us.
He saves us from the fire – the Bible tells us there is a lake of fire
that burns night and day for eternity apart from God. That lake of fire is the place of punishment
for the penalty of our sins, but when we accept what Jesus did on the cross and
make him the Lord of our life, Jesus saves us from that punishment. We continue to see the plan of salvation
through the lives of ordinary people -
this time, three young men who obeyed and only served the Lord. Read about them in Daniel 3.
You are welcome
to join us anytime at Sparks! You can
also check out the AWANA program at www.fbc.littletonil.org.
Mrs. Jennifer Schroeder, Mrs. Carol
Sheley, Mrs. Barb Stein.
