Introduction: Story of the 3 Hebrew men

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were Hebrew captives in Babylon. -- Daniel 3:1-30

Daniel 3:16-18 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered the king. “Nebuchadnezzar, we don’t need to explain these things to you! If you throw us into the hot furnace, then the God we serve can save us. And if he wants to, he can save us from your power. But even if God does not save us, we want you to know, king, that we refuse to serve your gods. We won’t worship the gold idol you have set up.” --- Deaf Bible

Daniel 3:28-30 Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Their God has sent his angel and saved his servants from the fire! These three men trusted their God. The refused to obey my command and were willing to die instead of serving or worshiping any other God. So, I now make this law: The people of any nation or of any language that says anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego will be cut to pieces. And that person’s house will be destroyed until it is a pile of dirt and ashes. No other god can save his people like this. Then the king gave Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego more important jobs in the province of Babylon. --- Deaf Bible

Full obedience and faith in God brings:

Ephesians 3:12-21 In Christ, we can come before God with freedom and without fear. We can do this through faith in Christ. So I ask you not to become discouraged and lose hope because of the sufferings I am having for you. My sufferings bring honor to you. So I bow in prayer before the Father. Every family in heaven and on earth gets its true name from him. I ask the Father with his great glory to give you the power to be strong in your spirits. He will give you the strength through his Spirit. I pray that Christ will live in your hearts because of your faith. I pray that your life will be strong in love and be built on love. And I pray you and all God’s holy people will have the power to understand how wide and how long and how deep that love is. Christ’s love is greater than any person can ever know. But I pray that you will be able to know that love. Then you will be filled with the fullness of God.

With God’s power working in us, God can do much, much more than anything we can ask or think of. To him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus for all time, forever and ever. Amen.

------ Deaf Bible

Our God is a mighty God.  He is able to meet your needs. 

 Trust Him!  Depend on Him!