You probably know the story of Daniel’s three friends who were thrown in to the fiery furnace because they would not bow down to Nebuchadnezzar’s gods. Their faith is expressed in the phrase “even if.” Even if God did not miraculously rescue them, they would trust Him (Daniel 3:18). I’ve often thought this is one of the greatest faith statements in the Bible.
Sooner or later, we will all face a crisis of faith when everything around seems to be falling apart. We cry out to God for deliverance, but our plea is met with apparent silence. It is then we learn that oftentimes God’s immediate answer is ‘no’ because He has a larger plan, unknown to us. To believe beyond our immediate need requires faith like Daniel’s three friends. The faith that declares God is trustworthy, “even if”…
Just before his death, David Wilkerson said: “Dear saint, very soon you're going to understand your present fiery trials. God is going to bring you into the promise he gave you and suddenly it's all going to make sense. You'll see that He has never forsaken you. He had to take you this way, for He has been training you, preparing you, teaching you to trust him for everything. He has planned a time for you to be used—and that time is just ahead!”
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