Fearlessly Loyal

Faith is believing beyond God’s ability and purpose. When the great king of Persia summoned the three prayerful wise men and ordered them to worship the idol he established for himself to worship, the three boldly refused. Faith gives us the freedom to adamantly stand up to what God has placed in our hearts. It would take a man full of faith to repudiate the king’s order. They did. Their prayerful lives made them as such. Prayers conceal us from unfaithfulness. It builds thick walls to shield us from fear. It stands as our defense from arrows of doubts. It establishes our knowledge and covenant with the Almighty. Their faith even gave them the wisdom to witness and prove God is God, and there is none like Him. They poignantly proclaimed that even if God will not save them, they will still not bow down and worship the idol. Such deep faith. Deep convictions. Their words sprang life and consumed the king’s delusion. Faith brings fire. It erases false apprehensions. They were able to pronounce that even if God will not deliver them from death on earth, nothing will separate them from their loyalty to the Only King. The three wise men did not see God in their lifetime, but they believed God existed even before time. Their great enactment of faith would make us ask ourselves this question…. What made them so fearlessly loyal that even death could not steal their faith? I deeply believe it is their relationship and experience with God. They knew who God is. They have a deep understanding and relationship with the God they serve. They prayed incessantly. That was after all the reason they stood in the kings great court. Faith does not only move mountains, it changes lives. They proclaimed their faith, and it made the king bow down to their God instead. Faith turns everything around. Perchance, they even thought that what they will be doing does not actually measure to what God has given them. Love and peace which transcends all rationalization. They love Him even if they have not seen Him. Faith.