service is all about the power of God. Today
we are going to look at three stories about the
power of God. The three Hebrew boys Esther and
Daniel in the lion's den. Today's main scripture
says God has not given me a spirit of fear but
a power of love and a strong mind. With the three
Hebrew boys they had a choice to either bow to
Nebuchadnezzar to an earthly king or worship
the one and only true living God. They decided
that even if God does not deliver us from this
fiery furnace, we are going to choose to bow
to one God and that is God Almighty. And even
as they were tied up and thrown into the fiery
furnace, God was with them and he showed up with
them in the fire. And this wasn't just figurative,
this was literal. And most importantly, when
King Nebuchadnezzar saw in the fire four instead
of three, he said, the fourth one looks as if
it's gone. And as they went out of the fiery
furnace, they came out not tied up, but walking
freely. And they weren't burned, they were intact.
They did not even smell. like smoke that is the
power of God and we see most importantly that
God was with them and just as God was with them
he is with us as well his presence is abiding
with us also with Esther Esther had to save her
people because Haman was going to kill all the
Jews and Mordecai told her to go before the king
so that she could rescue her people but Esther
got afraid because she said I have not been summoned
and if I go before the king I can get killed
but Mordecai reassured her and told her this
maybe you were born for such a time as this and
she prayed to God knowing that God would help
her as she went before the king and the king
held out his golden staff to her and she was
able to rescue her people. And that is how she
activated her faith by putting it into action.
And last but not least, Daniel. Daniel had a
choice to either to pray to the king or pray
to God Almighty. And he decided that he was going
to place his faith in the one true living God.
And the king was torn because Daniel was his
most trusted advisor. And he said, I'm gonna
have to put you in the lion's den. But Daniel
said this, my God will deliver me. It shows that
Daniel had a firm foundation in God. And even
though that he was placed into the lion's den,
he still trusted God knowing that God would deliver
him. the next day the king went out and moved
the stones from the lion's den and asked Daniel,
Daniel has your god delivered you? and Daniel
called out yes my god has delivered me and we
see with Daniel is that he placed his faith in
god knowing that god would deliver him he placed
his firm foundation in god knowing that god is
in control so Our points today are, one, the
presence of God. God was with the three Hebrew
boys in the fiery furnace. And we all go through
fires in our life. So today, do you need God's
presence to be with you? Whatever you're going
through, whether it's bullying, family issues,
school, God will be with you always. Number two,
activate. Just like Esther, she activated her
faith. putting it into action. So is there anything
you need to do today that God is telling you
to activate your faith and go knowing that he
is with you? And number three, firm foundation.
Daniel experienced the power of God in his life,
even in the lion's den. So is there anything
today that you're going through that you need
to place your firm foundation in Christ knowing
that Christ has the power. So if you have a personal
relationship with Jesus Christ then this message
will help you but if you don't have a personal
relationship with Jesus Christ then I invite
you to give your heart to the Lord today to receive
him into your heart. Go to Romans 10 9 through
10 it says If you confess with your mouth the
Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God
has raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
For with the heart, one believes unto righteousness,
and with the mouth, confession is made unto salvation.
If you said this prayer, with sincerity, you
are saved and now have eternal life with Jesus.
You are saved from all your sins, past, present,
and future sins you may commit. Now, this truth
is not a free past to sin anytime. Instead, Jesus
gives you power over all wrong choices and empowers
you to spread the gospel to others. You are saved
forever and your name is written in the book
of life.