Revelation 13:18; Here is the Wisdom (2)

Revelation 13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number isSix hundred threescore and six. 

Triumph of Faith (Daniel 3:24-30)

Faith triumphs over fear. Faith is the victory.

24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, andspake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king. 25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.

God honoured the simple faith of these young men, all glory redound to Him. The Son of God, the pre-incarnate Christ manifested His presence to save the deliver these faithful ones. In the fiery furnace, they saw the glory of God. When we stand up for Jesus, Jesus stands up with us!

26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, andspake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire. 27 And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king’s counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.

Such was the power of God’s mercy demonstrated upon His children who honoured Him by their simple faith. 

Mark 11:22-24 “And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.”

You may not be delivered like the way Daniel’s friends did for there were many who were martyred for their faith. 

Hebrews 11:36-39 “And others had trial of cruelmockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment: They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented; (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and inmountains, and indens and caves of the earth. And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise.”

This account teaches us valuable lessons of God’s power and care for His children. Jesus said in John 16:33 “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”

Be of good cheer is to be of good courage, be strong in the power of His might. He is able. Abiding peace and enduring courage are the lot of the faithful. 

We are put to the test daily living in a hostile world as Jesus Himself attested. Jesus prayed to the Father to keep His children would be protected from succumbing to the attacks of evil one.

John 17:14-16I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. 15I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. 16They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

Is the Father not able to help us? Certain He can and He will. Amen.