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There is a story I love so much. The story of the Hebrew boys and the King with the burning furnace (Daniel 3). This is a story of trust , built on the knowledge of God’s endless love. The king in that day had set up a statue and wanted everyone to worship it and there was a call for the boys to be in the furnace because they did not obey the kings decree. He asked them in verse 15 “who is this god who can rescue you from my power?”. Here we see that he thought that these men were without any power and hope. He wanted to see what they would do. Little did he know that there was a great power with them. They gave their answer in verses 16-18 which got the king even more upset and he asked for the fire to be made hotter than usual. The circumstance at the time made it easy for them to easily just compromise or just give in and bow to the image but rather these men showed their love, faith and stood their ground in God . They stayed grounded in God no matter the threats they...