"But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up." Daniel 3:18
You cannot separate faith from faithfulness. An integral part of "having faith" is remaining faithful!
Some see this statement of Daniel's friends as a step down in faith, because they are entertaining the possibility that God may not do the thing they are hoping and trusting for. However, to my mind it is the greatest statement of faith! Their faith is in God not in what he can do for them, and this is a profession of unconditional loyalty even at the cost of their lives!
True faith is not the refusal to consider the alternative, but the refusal to compromise or yield.
[Originally posted on Facebook 10/02/18]
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