Daniel 3:5 states
“That at the time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut,
psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the
golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up.” This ancient admonition
sounds like a twenty-first century admonition to worship whenever and whatever
is going down musically at a particular time.
These three Hebrew men refused to violate their conscience musically or
spiritually. Twenty-first century
musicians are at times put in a place where they will have to take a
stand. The Bible lesson in this
Scripture is very clear. These three men
would not worship the Chaldean image and they would not worship with “all kinds
of music” merely because they were pressured to conform.
The result was that they got themselves
thrown into a fiery furnace. Sorry! These men took a stand about worship style
and idol worship which incurred the wrath of those who were in charge. Those in authority were so mad that they
heated the furnace seven times hotter than normal. So, if you take a stand musically and
spiritually, get ready to enter the fiery furnace.
These three Hebrew men maintained a meek
and quiet spirit, which included a good attitude, and God honored them and took
care of them. You may feel that you are
in the fiery furnace because you refuse to go along with worship that that does
not follow Bible principles of musicing unto God. However you must stay “cool” in the midst of
the hot furnace. If you do, God will
take care of you. God cared so much for
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego that He got into the furnace with them.
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