Daniel 3:16-18 (ESV): “ 16  Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. 17  If this be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king. 18  But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.” How quickly man forgets the redeeming power of our

Daniel 2:49 (ESV): “Daniel made a request of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the affairs of the province of Babylon. But Daniel remained at the king’s court.” You are nothing without God and those He surrounds you with. It’s easy to remember that when you aren’t being used—but quite another thing to recall when you’ve been exalted. Remain humble, and don’t forget those who have supported you. After Daniel revealed Nebuchadnezzar’s dream, the ki

Daniel 2:37-38 (ESV): “ 37  You, O king, the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, and the might, and the glory, 38  and into whose hand he has given, wherever they dwell, the children of man, the beasts of the field, and the birds of the heavens, making you rule over them all—you are the head of gold. ” God has long been in the business of using whomever He wills to accomplish His purposes. If He could use the Egyptians, Babylonians, Mede