If that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king. Daniel 3:17.
Dear friends,
Its interesting to know that God did not give us salvation (saved us) so we could defend His name. He is not dead, He is capable of defending Himself.
As believers, the temptation to defend God in our everyday live is increasingly becoming over whelming. This same temptation has led many of us to sought for refuge in places and things God has not commanded us to.
In the past three months I have gone through some critical time in my personal life. I have being challenged so much that all I was doing was trying to make a plan to savage God' name and integrity.
Due to this reality I found my self unconsciously trying to defend God's reputation in my life. Then I realize that every time I tried to do this, I find my self doing the opposite of what He wants me to do.
I'm sure some of you are experiencing the same thing right about now.
Spiritually some of you are trying to prove to others that God is not dead in your lives.
Financially, you are doing everything except the very thing God would love you to do. Just so you can defend Him before those who are always critical about your devotion to His service.
In order to shut them up, you have started helping Him.
Friends, I was in such a space few weeks back. And recently the Spirit of God spoke to my heart one evening. And He said to me. " I did not called you to defend Me, but to defend your faith in Me. I can defend Myself in you".
When we focus on defending our faith in God He will in turn defend Himself in our lives.
You and I are not the only ones tempted to defend Jesus' reputation in our lives.
Just like you and I, he took out his sword and cut off the ear of one of the guys who came to arrest Jesus. But again Jesus instructed Him to refrain from defending Him. He reminded him of His ability to call His Father for back up.
Like the Spirit of God said to me. quit trying to defend Me in your life. I'm saying to you, in respect to what you are going through at the moment. God is not dead, He knows your situation, but you have to quit trying to defend Him so He could defend Him self in your life.
Take a look at the story of the three Hebrew boys. They refused to defend Him. All they did was to defend their believe in Him and Jesus stepped into the furnace to defend Himself.
Then King Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet in amazement and asked his advisers, weren't there three men that we tied up and threw into the fire?
They replied, Certainly, O king." He said, look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like the Son God. Daniel 3:24-25.
Friend may this be the outcome of that situation facing you as you allow God defend Himself in your life!
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