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Q: Do you have a fireproof faith? Do you believe that your faith can get you through fire? If you share the BELIEFS of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, I think you can say “Yes!”

• A fireproof faith obeys God and accepts the consequences.
• A fireproof faith trusts God despite the circumstances.
• A fireproof faith trusts God no matter the outcome.
• A fireproof faith waits on God for the rescue.

Here is a pertinent lesson for believers today. Does God have all power? Yes. Is God able to deliver believers from all problems and trials? Yes. But does God deliver believers from all trials? No. God may allow trials to come into our lives to build character or for a number of other reasons (Rom 5:3-5). The purpose for trials may not always be understood, but God simply asks that we trust him—even when it is not easy. As Job, who endured incredible suffering, exclaimed, “Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him” (Job 13:15). Although God does not guarantee that his followers will never suffer or experience death, he does promise always to be with them.