Sunday Oct. 12th 2008

     What a wonderful day at Ava Missionary Baptist Church. Our Sunday School Attendance: 16, Morning Worship Service 25, and Family Night ministry, 9.  Shadrach, Mesach, Abdenego. The Bible tells us nothing about their parents, however I would like to congratulate whoever had a hand in raising them. These boys faced the challenge, Romans 12:2: “Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is good and pleasing, and perfect will of God.”. They made the right choice: Daniel 3:16-18 “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abedneg replied to the king, ‘Nebuchadnezzar, we don’t need to give you an answer to that question. If the God we serve exists, then He can rescue us from the furnace of blazing fire, and He can rescue us from the power of you, the king. But even if He does not rescue us, we want you as king to know that we will not serve your gods or worship the gold statue you set up.” And they faced the consequences of their choice:        When these three Hebrew children took a stand for the Lord...He didn’t save them from the fire. But He was with them in the fire and He saved them in the fire. Nebuchadnezzar said, “Didn’t we throw three men in the fire? Now I see four.” They came out of the flames smelling like a rose. Not a hair on their head was singed. That would have been a little hard to tell in my case. But because of their choice to their challenge, God was glorified. All of us today can learn from these three young people. We need to face the challenge, make the right choice, and realize we will face the consequences, however knowing that the Lord will be with us.