A Prayer for a Brave Soul
By Chelsey DeMatteis
“Nebuchadnezzar answered and mentioned, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has despatched his angel and delivered his servants, who trusted in him, and put aside the king’s command, and yielded up their our bodies slightly than serve and worship any god besides their very own God.” – Daniel 3:28
I nonetheless have tears welling up in my eyes as I’m going again to the second I saved the successful purpose at a soccer event in my childhood. I can nonetheless see the solar shining and sense the sensation of my coronary heart pounding in my chest. Simply as shortly because the woman kicked the ball, my toes left the bottom as I blocked the ball. My mother ran out on the sphere because the whistle blew and lifted me up, swinging me round in a circle. My teammates cheered, and our households celebrated, however what stood out most to me from that second was the center change that adopted the braveness it took to consider that I used to be adequate to assist my crew win.
Usually, that is precisely what it means to be brave in Christ. Trusting and believing that we can be utilized by God proper the place He has us. It could appear to be stepping as much as the plate, making the cellphone name, placing on the occasion, or simply exhibiting up constantly for the folks round you. This jogs my memory of the braveness we examine within the lives of Daniel, Shadrach Meshach, and Abednego. These 4 males selected to be brave for the Lord within the midst of trials that appeared like defeat can be the one final result. Nonetheless, they knew if defeat got here within the flesh, victory would nonetheless be theirs within the everlasting.
Daniel 3:26-28 tells us, then Nebuchadnezzar got here close to to the door of the burning fiery furnace; he declared, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the Most Excessive God, come out, and are available right here!” Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego got here out from the hearth. And the satraps, the prefects, the governors, and the king’s counselors gathered collectively and noticed that the hearth had not had any energy over the our bodies of these males. The hair of their heads was not singed, their cloaks weren’t harmed, and no odor of fireside had stumble upon them. Nebuchadnezzar answered and mentioned, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has despatched his angel and delivered his servants, who trusted in him, and put aside the king’s command, and yielded up their our bodies slightly than serve and worship any god besides their very own God.
Isn’t it stunning to see what occurs when we’ve an everlasting perspective and never a sophisticated perspective? After we usually hear about braveness, it will get separated from the supernatural, however actual acts of braveness are something however pure. What we see unfold within the lives of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego within the fiery furnace was not regular; it was a miracle. Other than God’s work inside them and His safety surrounding them, they might’ve been burnt to the bottom. We are able to be taught from this one story alone that once we are rooted within the everlasting, braveness for Christ and in Christ is at all times doable. It’s simply selecting one other act of obedience and submission to the One who’s holding all issues collectively.
My prayer is that as you hear my story, and also you replicate on the story we learn within the ebook of Daniel, it should trigger you to see the braveness of Christ in your story. How have you ever seen braveness unfold in your life? The place have been the locations that God has requested you to be most brave and daring for Him and His kingdom? How will you be extra brave? In what methods do you sense God calling you to do one thing for Him? Perhaps you simply want the braveness to ask these questions, and I pray this has helped you accomplish that. We have now been given a exceptional reward by God and His redemption story. Not solely have we acquired everlasting life with our Creator, however we’ve acquired braveness in Christ that can change the trajectory of our lives and the lives of these round us endlessly.
Let’s pray:
Heavenly Father, thanks for the reward of an everlasting perspective. Assist me to proceed to stay with my coronary heart set on being brave for you. Lead me the place you need me to go and immediate me to be daring in ways in which show your riches and glory. Assist me trigger others to need to stay courageously for you. In Jesus’ title, amen.
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Chelsey is the voice behind the Residing with Much less Podcast and creator of the 52-week devotional Extra of Him, Much less of Me: Residing a Christ-centered Life in a Me-centered World. She writes devotions for Lifeway Girls’s Journey Journal, Crosswalk.com, and iBelieve.com. She additionally writes Bible studying plans for the YouVersion Bible App. Chelsey lives in Ohio along with her husband and two kids. You’ll be able to join along with her on Instagram @chelseydematteis and at her web site ChelseyDeMatteis.com.
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