December 24. 1 Peter ch 3 – 2 Peter ch 2
THE FIRST AROMA OF GOD
Boldness:
[10] Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’ I saiah 41:10 NASB1995
GOOD DAY: I am choosing for us to start with boldness because we are familiar with fear especially when we are dealing with godless people and systems. If you had stood for righteousness in the face of danger, you would have felt this fear as well as the boldness that came upon you to still stand in spite of the danger. It is like having the three Hebrew boys experience with Nebuchadnezzar and the hot oven. “Now if you are ready, at the moment you hear the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, trigon, psaltery and bagpipe and all kinds of music, to fall down and worship the image that I have made, very well. But if you do not worship, you will immediately be cast into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire; and what god is there who can deliver you out of my hands?” Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to give you an answer concerning this matter. If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the furnace of blazing fire; and He will deliver us out of your hand, O king. But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we are not going to serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.”
Daniel 3:15-18 NASB1995
If you have overcome fear like these boys did before, that was God with you. The boldness is His aroma to you and to those around you. If you thought that it was by your power or might, you were mistaken. It was God.
PRAY: Dear Lord, please help me to recognise and acknowledge Your works in my life.
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