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What Do You Do When The Heat Gets Turned Up… When Problems And Adversity Come?

What Do You Do When The Heat Gets Turned Up… When Problems And Adversary Comes?

1 Peter 5: 8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

John 10: 10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

Trials Are Gonna Come, Troubles Are Gonna Come!

I’m Not Talking About Troubles Of Your Own Making…

What Do You Do When Doing Right, Costs?

1 Peter 2: 19 -21 19 For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. 20 For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. 21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:

There Are “Cycles” Of Handling The Heat

Daniel 1: 1 -7 1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it. 2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.

Daniel 1: 1 -7 3 And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes;

Daniel 1: 1 -7 4 Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.

Daniel 1: 1 -7 5 And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king.

Daniel 1: 1 -7 6 Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: 7 Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abednego.

Jerusalem was conquered

These four young men were specifically selected to be slaves in the King’s palace

They were going to be brainwashed with the Babylonian culture and language

They were given Babylonian names

They were to eat the King’s Babylonian meat

They Couldn’t Stop These Things, But They Could CHOOSE To Eat Or Not To Eat

Daniel 1: 8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.

Why Not Eat It? The meat was PROBABLY sacrificed to false gods

Why Not Eat It? The food was PROBABLY prohibited by the Leviticus law of Moses 11: 44 -47

Why Not Eat It? They had PROBABLY made a sacred vow Numbers to the Lord 6: 3

They Chose To Do What Was Right!

That’s what you do when the heat is on

DO THE RIGHT THING!

Before You Get To The Third Cycle, Something Usually Happens…

RATIONALIZATION OR EXCUSE MAKING!

The enemy wants you to change your thinking! The Kings Said It, I Gotta Do It!

The enemy wants you to change your thinking! If I Don’t Do It, I Could Be Killed!

The enemy wants you to change your thinking! This Ain’t Gonna Help Us Get A Promotion!

The enemy wants you to change your thinking! Nobody Will Know Except Us!

The enemy wants you to change your thinking! Why Stand For God, He Left Us!

Philippians 4: 7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

John 14: 27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Daniel 1: 9 -10 9 Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs. 10 And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king.

2 Timothy 1: 7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

1 Corinthians 10: 13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

Daniel 1: 11 -13 11 Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

Daniel 1: 11 -13 12 Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.

Daniel 1: 11 -13 13 Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king's meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.

Philippians 4: 19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

GOD WILL MAKE A WAY!

Daniel 1: 14 -15 14 So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days. 15 And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's meat.

Daniel 1: 16 Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.

Daniel 1: 17 -20 17 As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

Daniel 1: 17 -20 18 Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.

Daniel 1: 17 -20 19 And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.

Daniel 1: 17 -20 20 And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.

TEN TIMES BETTER!

So Then What Happens?

MORE PROBLEMS!

So, How Do You Handle The Heat?

Daniel 3: 1 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.

Daniel 3: 5 -6 5 That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:

Daniel 3: 5 -6 6 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

Daniel 3: 8 Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.

Daniel 3: 12 There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

Daniel 3: 13 -15 13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king.

Daniel 3: 13 -15 14 Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?

Daniel 3: 13 -15 15 Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?

Daniel 3: 13 -15 15 Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?

Remember, Between Purpose And Peace Is Usually…

RATIONALIZATION AND EXCUSE MAKING! Can’t Fight City Hall… Obey The King & Get His Respect… Our Fearless Leader Isn’t Here… Oh Well!

Daniel 3: 16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.

We Don’t Even Have To Think About It Any More… The Decision’s Been Made!

Daniel 3: 17 -18 17 If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.

Daniel 3: 17 -18 18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

The King Was Hotter, And So Was The Furnace!

Daniel 3: 19 Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.

THEY WERE THROWN INTO THE FIRE!

Daniel 3: 21 Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

SO HOT! The Soldiers Who Threw Them In Were Burned Alive!

Daniel 3: 22 Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flames of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.

Daniel 3: 23 -25 23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

Daniel 3: 23 -25 24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.

Daniel 3: 23 -25 25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.

I SEE 4 MEN! They Were Loose Walking Healthy Not Alone!

Daniel 3: 26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire.

Daniel 3: 26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire.

Daniel 3: 27 And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.

Remember This!

THE FIRE HAD NO POWER!

Daniel 3: 28 -30 28 Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.

Daniel 3: 28 -30 29 Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.

Daniel 3: 28 -30 30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the province of Babylon.

THE HEAT MAKES YOU STONGER!

Listen And Look At Jesus In Matthew 4: 1 -10 1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. satan says If, If – Jesus says It Is Written, It Is Written

Listen And Look At Jesus In Matthew 4: 1 -10 2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. satan says If, If – Jesus says It Is Written, It Is Written

Listen And Look At Jesus In Matthew 4: 1 -10 3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. satan says If, If – Jesus says It Is Written, It Is Written

Listen And Look At Jesus In Matthew 4: 1 -10 4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. satan says If, If – Jesus says It Is Written, It Is Written

Listen And Look At Jesus In Matthew 4: 1 -10 5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, satan says If, If – Jesus says It Is Written, It Is Written

Listen And Look At Jesus In Matthew 4: 1 -10 6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. satan says If, If – Jesus says It Is Written, It Is Written

Listen And Look At Jesus In Matthew 4: 1 -10 7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. satan says If, If – Jesus says It Is Written, It Is Written

Listen And Look At Jesus In Matthew 4: 1 -10 8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; satan says If, If – Jesus says It Is Written, It Is Written

Listen And Look At Jesus In Matthew 4: 1 -10 9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. satan says If, If – Jesus says It Is Written, It Is Written

Listen And Look At Jesus In Matthew 4: 1 -10 10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. satan says If, If – Jesus says It Is Written, It Is Written

Matthew 4: 11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

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