Faithfulness to God is Better than Life!

Daniel 3 is relevant because it tells us that there is something worth living and dying for. When you get beyond the courage and bravery of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, you realize that their actions were a result of the fact that their God was worth more to them than their own lives.

They were so captivated by the glory of this great God that they believed faithfulness to Him is better than life. Faithfulness to God is better than life!

What is so precious to you that you are willing to die for it?
Let me ask that question in another way, because most of us will never have to face death for our values (although some of us will).

What is so precious to you that you are willing to lose your job over?
What would you be willing to go to jail for?
What would you be willing to give up your financial security for?
What would you be willing to put your family at risk for?
What would you be willing to tarnish your reputation and good name over?
What is so valuable to you that you are willing to give up the comforts of this life for?

If you have never been gripped by anything worthy enough to die for, you are not really living.
If all you do is conform to the world around you in order to keep your job, your reputation, and your comfort, you are not really living.

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego had something worth living and dying for. They were so gripped by the majesty of God that they remained faithful to Him in spite of the pressure to conform with everyone else.

Daniel chapter 3 exists to shake us from our sleepy conformity and point us to the God who deserves our complete allegiance.

I brought out 3 truths from Daniel 3 in my sermon Sunday:
1. Faithfulness to God is rooted in knowlege of God.
2. We are to be faithful to God regardless of the consequences.
3. God is with His people in their trials.