The cost of walking with Jesus!

“But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up.” Daniel 3:18

Daniel and his friends were steadfast in their conviction not to worship any false god. They had the courage to defy the King and were willing to die for their belief in the Lord.

Every day people around the world are facing the same persecution and death for their belief in Jesus Christ. They are living out the experience of Daniel with their hope in the promise of the resurrected life.

The miracle of this story is the saving grace of God to intervene and protect these three young men. The King saw four men loose in the midst of the fire and none of them were touched by the fire and the fourth looked like the Son of God.

The King was so touched by this miracle that he made a proclamation that all people must worship the Son of God or they would be killed.

The question is will you accept the standards of the world or remain steadfast in your walk with God? This is not about placing a sticker on your car or quoting bible verses to your friends. It is living out the sanctified life as a member of the “set apart” people of God and reflecting His renown, praise, and glory.

Faith in God is your obedience to His voice regardless of the cost to you. It is placing God above yourself and walking in His footsteps. It is about giving God permission to live through you.

You allow the light of God residing in you to shine in all your words and actions. You do not participate in conversations filled with trashy talk or enter into the gutters of the world.

You live in the world but you are not of the world. Your life revolves around the Son of God and people see God in you!