Victory over life's Pressure Cooker

Victory over Life's Pressure Cookers

Daniel 3:9-22

      Have you ever been in a pressure cooker situation? Whether maybe like your job, family, church, friend’s situations and you feel that you have to meet a deadline, or fine line. You are so stressed out and at times feel no way out!

    I have so many times. Either it be at school, or in a church job. There are always pressure cooker situations.

   The other day I felt pressure in having an Individual Educational Plan for a student to be done at a certain time. Pulse rate rising, my headaches, heartaches and feeling flushed and red hot! What did I do to help me overcome this presser cooker situation? I returned to the scriptures and reminded myself about three young men in Daniel chapter 3 and how they dealt with a pressure cooker situation that is to worship an image or die!

   In a pressure cooker the temperature is gradually turned up so the heat would rise to cook the food. In Daniel 3 :9-22 Three young men face the pressure to fall in line by accusations verses 8-12, pressure applied verses 13-15 and their response  in verses 16-18

“ Shadrach, Meshach, and AbenNego “answered and that said to the King,”

O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.

“If that this 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 and He will deliver us from your hand, O King.

“But if not, let it be known to you O King, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the golden image which you have set up.”

     In an age where the politically correct culture wants us to worship the gods of money, power grabbers, sexism, racism, all forms of sexual immorality,sports,evolutionism and a me first attitude.

  The answer to this generation should be the same as these brave young men, which is No! We rather serve God than man! We will face the consequences than deny our Lord, Jesus!

  I praise God for men like Tim Tebow who play professional sports, or like the movie actor Kirk Cameron, Rev. Franklin Graham and others, who are vocal about their faith in Jesus.                                   

    Dear friends, I pray that many of you will continue to stand fast in the faith, in these times, and make a stand for Godliness! ! Also, if today you feel empty, lonely and not loved,remember God loves you and He died and rose for you! Today, why not invite Jesus into your heart! Say with me," Dear Jesus forgive me of my sins and come into my heart,save me and make me whole, In Jesus name, amen!"
  Write and let me know if Jesus came into your heart.
  Eddie Smatt, 2424Watermill Dr. Jacksonville, Fl. 32073

Out of country, add USA

 God bless!

Love,

Eddie