see no one higher than god
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No one is higher than GOD!TRANSCRIPT
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SEE NO ONE HIGHER THAN
GOD
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What major accomplishment(s) in life have you achieved that you can be truly proud of?
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…who by faith conquered kingdoms, performed acts of righteousness, obtained promises, shut the mouth of lions…quenched the power of fire…
Hebrews 11:33-34a
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THREE BRAVE MEN
(Daniel 3:1-18)
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Many years passed. King Nebuchadnezzar soon forgot what he said about Daniel’s God being the only one.
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Instead he built a giant statue of gold. He called this his god.
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He sent out an order, “Whenever the royal music is played, everyone must fall to the ground and pray to the statue…
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…Anyone who doesn’t, will be thrown into a blazing furnace to die.”
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Before long the king’s men noticed that the three best friends of Daniel were not praying to the golden statue.
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If they had, they would have broken God’s law. The law said, “I am the Lord your God. I will be your only God. Do not make statues and worship them.”
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When Nebuchadnezzar heard this, he sent for Daniel’s friends. He called them by their Babylonian names.
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“Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego, is it true you will not worship my statue?”
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The three men stood firm. “We can never worship your god. Even if we are thrown into the blazing furnace, our God is able to save us from it.”
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THE BLAZING FURNACE
(Daniel 3:19-30)
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Nebuchadnezzar burned with anger. He ordered his soldiers to tie up the three men. “Take them away! And see that the fire is seven times hotter than usual!”
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The soldiers threw Daniel’s friends into the furnace.
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When they did, though, it was so very hot, the soldiers were the ones who died!
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Then the king saw something which was even more amazing.
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The three men were no longer tied up! They could walk between the flames. They did not suffer at all.
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But even more astounding, a fourth man was with them. He shone brighter than the fire itself.
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Could this have been Jesus Himself, sent by His Father to comfort the three men?
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The king ordered the men to come out. When they walked out of the fire, the fourth man had disappeared. Daniel’s friends were safe!
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The king shook his head. “Incredible! Surely your God is the greatest. He protects those who trust Him.”
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Was it possible for the proud king to say the following words?
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“Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants…
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…who put their trust in Him, violating the king’s command, and yielded up their bodies so as not to serve or worship any god except their God…
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…Therefore I make a decree that any people, nation or tongue that speaks anything offensive against the God of Shadrach, …
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…Meshach and Abed-Nego shall be torn limb from limb and their houses reduced to a rubbish heap, …
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…inasmuch as there is no other god who is able to deliver in this way!”
(Daniel 3:28-29)
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Furthermore, Nebuchadnezzar made the three Jews prosperous.
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What made the three heroes ready to die that even if the Lord would not deliver them, they would not have served any idol?
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Why were they confident to face the fiery rage and the fiery furnace?
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The answer is that they saw God higher than anyone or anything. They saw the king as puny before God.
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And their lives? Dispensable. Because the honor of God is more important than life.
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And perhaps, like all true believers, they believed it is God who rewards and punishes after death.
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That is faith!
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Attitude of true humility:
1) Deals with who is the final authority in life
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Pride resists the reality of God’s right to unconditionally call the shots in life.
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A humble heart is an obedient heart. It recognizes God’s right to rule.
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Attitude of true humility:2) Is the recognition that I am what I am, not by my own scheming, skill, and intellect, but solely by the goodness and grace of God.
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A proud heart wants to make the credit of our achievements.
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But God’s Word teaches us that position, wealth, health, goods, and abilities are ultimately gifts from God.
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Humility gives credit where credit is due.
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How did/would you show others that there is no one higher than God?
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Father, there is no one higher than You. Give me boldness to proclaim this even in the face of those who think they are the greatest…