Faith that flames could not burn!

      As I meditate on Book of Daniel, I am amazed at Daniel's three friends. They are known as Meshach, Shadrach and Abednego (Mishel, Hananaiah, Azariah their real names). The Chapter 3 of Book of Daniel is their spotlight chapter. It was the time when King Nebuchadnezzar (watta long name), a tyrant babylonian King, conquered Jerusalem commanded to build a gold statue that every time they would hear musical instruments, the people must bow down and worship the gold statue. Another command is whoever don't bow down and worship the gold statue at the time music plays, they would be thrown to flaming furnace. MAS (well short for the three, now I understand that the book address them as Daniel's 3 friends because of their long names, LOL), well back to topic, MAS, of course, did not obeyed the king. The King give them chance but they STAND OUT TO THEIR FAITH to Worship only the God they have known. As the result they have thrown to the flaming furnace with seven times heated! (whew!). But suddenly, the tyrant king saw something unusual. There were 4 people inside the furnace. God sent an angel to rescue Meshach, Shadrach and Abednego! How amazing! When they came out, their bodies not burnt, their robes were not scorched and no hair from their heads singed (v.3:27). Well that's the faith cannot be burn by flames! 

In this scenario, they've overcome the greatest trouble and trial in their lives, it's death. They've overcome it through faith and standing out other people fighting for what they've believed in. Look at Dan. 3:18, they also said to the King that even if God doesn't save us from the furnace, they would never worship that tin can gold statue of theirs. Well that's again faith, having their lives handing to their God who they believe. Hebrews 11:6, "but without FAITH no one can please God...."! God is pleased to these three man. 

      In Application in our lives, when sometimes are not believing that God will rescue us from the problems of life, troubles, worries, trials, testings, weaknesses, pains, impossibilities. Listen, "your just seeing the flames, not God". Just like on stormy day, were just seeing the clouds, heavy rains, strong winds but behind that cloud there's always the sun. Hey, not everything we wanted in this life is what we want, sometimes God put us to flames of testing if we really endure and have faith that our Heavenly Father would rescue us. Think about this three people who did not fear the tyranny of king and death. Hey have your Faith moved forward.!

I am praying that those of you reading this would have courage and faith to pass any trials come their way. I pray that they wouldn't rely on their human strength but to your Godly strength that even in impossibilities could be possible. We will believe in your name, we will not be ashamed that we have a big God bigger than our problems. Thank you Lord for you are God of power! In Jesus name, Amen.

Christian versus Lizard

It was night. I was praying and meditating to God and then I started to think of problems, worries and some crumples in life. Then suddenly I looked up at the ceiling and I saw three house lizards. I noticed that they always standby crawling slowly around the fluorescent lights. The nature of some insects is to fly around and attracted to lights. And then, once the insects reached the limit near to the florescent lights, the house lizard would attack the insect and eventually the dinner is served. After the tasty meal, these three lizards just play around the ceiling with their little squeaks of excitement. I see these lizards are blessed. They just wait for their food, they don't have house but they lived on big houses of humans (they are more blessed if they are on a mansion, LOL). And when the time of danger, they could escape easily with their defense mechanism of having their tails removed easily then run away leaving their tails. They seem don't worry about their lives. I have reflections going on my head and I smiled. And oh I remembered what PROVERBS 30:24-28

²⁴ There are four things that are small on the earth, but they are very wise:

²⁵ The ants are not a strong people, but they store up their food in the summer.  

²⁶ The badgers are not a strong people, but they make their houses in the rocks.  

²⁷ The locusts have no king, but they go as an army.  

²⁸ You can take the lizard in your hands, but it is found in kings’ houses.

So much for a Lizard, eh? LOL, But there is a verse in bible just for us! You know what is it? It's at Matthew 6:25-34

²⁵ “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? ²⁶ Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? ²⁷ Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?

   ²⁸ “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. ²⁹ Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. ³⁰ If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? ³¹ So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ ³² For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. ³³ But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. ³⁴ Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

 I wonder if I would converse to a lizard?? That would be silly?? If I were this would I say:

Hey House Lizard! Your so blessed to live at my house!

You have no home but your my boarder without pay

You don't work but you are not hungry

Because the Lord God give you your tasty insects at your dining florescent lamp table

You just play with your party animal lizards

You seem don't worry about life...

I tell you this,

Im not irritated with your silly squeak

I am more special to you, haha!

Our main creator said, "are you much more valuable than they?" 

Yup you said it with your squeaky lips!

I don't have to worry, why worry!

Just like you! LOL

like the bible said that no christian have not yet become hungry

Yes I am Special! Why? If you die lizard, where would you be?
I don't know to you but I have eternal life in heaven

Problems? Worries? Crumples in life? Sickness? Pain? Sadness?

NAH! I'm not of this world! I'm from Jesus!

I am a child of God, my Father is Jesus

So, where would I be, If I'm not with His Love!

I'm more than anything of this world

better remember that squeaky, haha!

(the Lizard just squeaked and run away)

What a silly conversation?! haha! Maybe I would be a novelist! haha! on that passage on Matthew, there was something also that I noticed at verse 30, ".... you of little Faith". This is a challenge to have more faith that nothing is impossible in God in times of worry! God bless you everyone!