RPG Juniors
COURAGE TO STAND FOR GOD
SEPTEMBER 13
Daniel 3:8-18
COURAGE TO STAND FOR GOD
Imagine you were in the crowd that day, would you follow the crowd and worship King Nebuchadnezzar’s golden image? Even the respected leaders of the country were doing it. Why would anyone want to stick out like a sore thumb? Add to the fact that doing so was suicide, who would dare to defy the king?
Daniel’s three friends – Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego continued to stand and did not fall to worship the idol. Though they were in a foreign land, they never forgot who their God was and His commandments. "Thou shalt have no other gods before me."; and "Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God…" They feared God and not man.
We often face great pressure from others to deny the Lord and do what unbelievers do. Perhaps you come from an unbelieving family, and there is pressure to worship your parents’ idols. Or in school where everyone uses the name of God as a swear word, you are also pressured to do so. The pressure is to fit in and there’s no doubt that making a stand requires courage. As Christians, we are called out of darkness into God’s marvelous light. How can we go back to the darkness and sin against our Saviour who died for us?
Where did Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego get their courage and strength from? It came from knowing God and having a personal relationship with Him. Whether God would save them from the burning fiery furnace wasn’t an issue to them because their hope was in heaven and not on this earth. They would not compromise and worship a false god. Will you also make a stand for the Lord where He has placed you?
How is your walk with God? Are there are areas where you have compromised in order to fit in with the crowd? Ask the Lord for forgiveness and repent today. Do you find that your faith is weak and small? Ask the Lord to increase your faith and help you find strength in Him alone. By keeping a close walk with God, He will strengthen your faith, help you not to fear, and give you the courage to stand up for Him.
Thought: Dare to stand for God!
Prayer: Heavenly Father, it’s so tempting to compromise and follow the sins of the world. Help me to be spiritually strong and courageous. I am weak, but You are strong. Increase my faith in You, that I may not be ashamed of the gospel of Christ but make a stand for the truth. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Daniel 3:8-18
COURAGE TO STAND FOR GOD
Imagine you were in the crowd that day, would you follow the crowd and worship King Nebuchadnezzar’s golden image? Even the respected leaders of the country were doing it. Why would anyone want to stick out like a sore thumb? Add to the fact that doing so was suicide, who would dare to defy the king?
Daniel’s three friends – Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego continued to stand and did not fall to worship the idol. Though they were in a foreign land, they never forgot who their God was and His commandments. "Thou shalt have no other gods before me."; and "Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God…" They feared God and not man.
We often face great pressure from others to deny the Lord and do what unbelievers do. Perhaps you come from an unbelieving family, and there is pressure to worship your parents’ idols. Or in school where everyone uses the name of God as a swear word, you are also pressured to do so. The pressure is to fit in and there’s no doubt that making a stand requires courage. As Christians, we are called out of darkness into God’s marvelous light. How can we go back to the darkness and sin against our Saviour who died for us?
Where did Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego get their courage and strength from? It came from knowing God and having a personal relationship with Him. Whether God would save them from the burning fiery furnace wasn’t an issue to them because their hope was in heaven and not on this earth. They would not compromise and worship a false god. Will you also make a stand for the Lord where He has placed you?
How is your walk with God? Are there are areas where you have compromised in order to fit in with the crowd? Ask the Lord for forgiveness and repent today. Do you find that your faith is weak and small? Ask the Lord to increase your faith and help you find strength in Him alone. By keeping a close walk with God, He will strengthen your faith, help you not to fear, and give you the courage to stand up for Him.
Thought: Dare to stand for God!
Prayer: Heavenly Father, it’s so tempting to compromise and follow the sins of the world. Help me to be spiritually strong and courageous. I am weak, but You are strong. Increase my faith in You, that I may not be ashamed of the gospel of Christ but make a stand for the truth. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Posted in Junior