01/19/2026
So many times we hear it said, āHe is with you in the fireā ... but how often do we tell God, āI am willing to be put in the fire for you.ā?
You see.. those three Hebrew boys.. they spoke with their actions.
Their actions said - God, I trust you enough to be put in the fire, not knowing if you will be in it with me or not, but I trust you fully.
Even knowing the heat was being turned up seven times hotter.. they didnāt change their stance, they didnāt back down, they didnāt bail out, they didnāt give in, they certainly didnāt beg for their life.
Calm resolve, steadfast trust.
What kind of faith is this?
The kind that burns hotter than any fire the enemy can throw your way, and acts as a shield to the flames of the enemyās fire. Their words and actions activated the shield of faith spoken of in Ephesians 6:16.
I love this translation:
āIn every battle, take faith as your wrap-around shield, for it is able to extinguish the blazing arrows coming at you from the evil one!ā
āāEphesiansā¬ ā6ā¬:ā16ā¬ āTPTā¬ā¬
AND
They didnāt even smell like smoke. I have to believe they smelled like his presence, an offering not able to be consumed by the enemyās fire, but fully consumed by God.
You see, they were laying their lives down as a living sacrifice unto the Lord. The enemy canāt consume something holy and consecrated unto the Lord as his own, it isnāt his right.
You arenāt his offering to burn. Itās not unto him, but unto the Lord.
āFor this reason, āCome out from among them and be separate,ā says the Lord. āTouch nothing that is unclean, and I will embrace you.ā
āā2 Corinthiansā¬ ā6ā¬:ā17ā¬ āTPTā¬ā¬
The enemy of the Lord has strange fire; the Lord our God is a consuming fire. The enemyās fire cannot consume you as his living sacrifice if you have consecrated yourself unto the Lord, holy and set apart, only our God who IS a consuming fire can do that. Hebrews 12:29 declares the nature, the identity of God to be a consuming fire, everything else is an imitation and a deception.
What is consuming you?
Itās probably a picture of what you have given yourself as an offering to in some way. Repent. Turn. And burn for the King of Glory.
Romans 12:1-2 is preaching the concept of the story found in Daniel chapter 3.
Romansā¬ ā12ā¬:ā1ā¬-ā2ā¬ āTPTā¬ā¬
āBeloved friends, what should be our proper response to Godās marvelous mercies? To surrender yourselves to God to be his sacred, living sacrifices. And live in holiness, experiencing all that delights his heart. For this becomes your genuine expression of worship. Stop imitating the ideals and opinions of the culture around you, but be inwardly transformed by the Holy Spirit through a total reformation of how you think. This will empower you to discern Godās will as you live a beautiful life, satisfying and perfect in his eyes.ā
Pray with me..
Lord, I repent for giving myself as a sacrifice to any idol, and for letting myself be consumed by anything other than you. I commit myself to be a living sacrifice for you. I want to be consumed by your fire. Let the aroma of my worship be a sweet smell, and not the smell of the smoke coming from strange fire. Let my faith in you be a wrap-around shield against the fiery arrows of the enemy. Thank you Lord for the opportunity to burn for you. In the name of Jesus, I ask and declare these things so. Amen.
