shadrach, meshach, and abednego!
what a great picture of guys who understood their God. faced with entering a fiery furnace or bowing to a man made statue (which everyone else was bowing to), they chose the lesser of the dangers - the furnace!
after re-reading chapter three, "false dangers," i am convicted that i do not want to fear the fire over the Maker of the fire...thus, to which if any are the "false dangers" do i give an unhealthy amount attention?
am i committed to safety in our worship such that "it allows us to fear or even bow down before the wrong dangers?" what are those dangers? labberton names a few: personal status, satisfaction, power, and happiness. what are others?
are we acting (being self-deceived even) as if it is more about us than about someone else - more about the lesser danger that the greater? iow, in what ways are we making worship in our own image rather than God's?
in the next several days we will look at each of labberton's "false dangers." join me...
craig
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how about a shoutout from all the peeps in blog land....
what fires do we have??? what things do you feel safe in... that may keep you from giving yourself away to God???
you might think that i would put something up if i had this question but.... nope.... i have to think about this....
maybe my clutching of personal relationships with my current friends keeps me from creating new relationships that might glorify God
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