Daniel 3:17 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.

The men were willing to place their lives in God’s hands and face the heat of a furnace rather than giving in to worship any other gods.

It is very hard to place your whole life into the hands of anyone else and to some even more difficult when they cannot see the person.

We also have to be confident God will bring us through whatever we are facing; but listening to Him to make sure we go about it the right way is hard.

We should not have to fear people who do not follow God and His ways!

Matthew 22:21 They said to Him, “Caesar’s.” And He said to them, “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

When we owe things to the world and the world demands those things from us we owe it to the world to pay those things back.

When we owe things to God we should not be surprised to find out He may require something from us.

But God’s grace and mercy go far beyond anything we can imagine meaning we do not get to see it in that light.

Being willing to give time and energy to God is something we ought to take seriously.

Proverbs 17:11 An evil man seeks only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

Sin is rebellion against God. It is an utter contempt for God’s laws and ways and the breaking of those rules.

Breaking man’s laws or the law of the land will attract retribution of some kind whether it be from the law enforcement people or others.

When we continue to sin God is going to let someone or something into our lives to jog our consciences into seeing just what we are doing wrong.

Being evil is going to attract people who do not care for our safe being but rather want to see us locked up.