MAKE A COVENANT WITH YOUR EYES.

TEXT: JOB: 31: 1-6.

1 I made a covenant with my eyes
    not to look lustfully at a young woman.
2 For what is our lot from God above,
    our heritage from the Almighty on high?
3 Is it not ruin for the wicked,
    disaster for those who do wrong?
4 Does he not see my ways
    and count my every step?
5 “If I have walked with falsehood
    or my foot has hurried after deceit—
6 let God weigh me in honest scales

The above passage was the account of Job the faithful and blameless follower of God. When calamity befell him, he lost all his wealth and children. In his quest to know why that should be his lot after he had followed the doctrine of righteous living.  He started to soliloquise recounting how he lived a good and holy life, how he made covenant with his eyes not to see what would cause him to sin.
Job mentioned that he decided not to allow his eyes to cause him to sin, why did he mention his eyes out of all his body parts and out of all the five senses? The answer is simple. Our eyes play a vital role in our lives. No wonder the scripture says in the book of Matthew 6: 22 says " The eye is the LAMP of the body."
The verse means that the eye is the metaphorical window in which light enters into your body. The eye is the channel  that communicate ideas ( either good or bad) to the rest of your body. The rest of your body or the remaining four senses takes action according to what your eye sees.
When your eye sees, it sends signal to your brain to evaluate what the eyes saw, then your mind takes over by thinking of what to do, the next step to take. If the thought lingers on and becomes established in your heart, then action follows with the use of other body parts. This act, either good or bad came as a result of what the eyes saw!
Can you see why it is very Important to make a covenant with your eyes not to see evil that would cause you to fall?
"  For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world." (1John 2: 16).
If you do not caution yourself to "discipline" your eyes, you may fall to the sin of the lust of the eyes which will lead to other sin like lust of the flesh (fornication/ adultery/theft) and pride of life (amassing wealth even in an ungodly way just to boost your status/ seeing yourself better than every other person as a result of the blessing of God that is evident in your life.).
Do not let your eyes and what you can see around you cause you to miss eternity. Be disciplined in your spirit, ask God for the grace to live above lust of the eyes. Make covenant with your eye which is the lamp of your body, that it will not cause you to fall into temptation and evil. There are tempters and temptations everywhere around the world, your immediate environment,  the social media and so on are places that can cause someone to fall into the sin of the lust of the eyes. We need the grace of God to abide with us to sail through the voyage without wrecking our ship. Many glorious destiny had been destroyed through lust of the eyes. You will not be an addition to this list in Jesus name.  Make a covenant with your eyes, activate your spiritual sight more than the physical. Shalom!

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BENEFITS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

TEXT: PROVERBS 14: 34

“Righteousness [moral and spiritual integrity and virtuous character] exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.”

Righteousness means uprightness, decency, honesty and guiltlessness. It is the quality of being morally right or justifiable. Being righteous is when no mistake or bad deed is found in you- when you are blameless.

God encouraged us to live righteous so that we would partake in the blessing of righteousness. God wants absolute righteousness from us without spot or wrinkle- though the scripture says our righteousness is like filthy rag in His presence, yet God wants us to try all our best to live a holy life (we cannot continue in sin and ask grace to abound). Grace is available for all the children of God, but you MUST strive to live a holy life because righteous living cannot be replaced with anything.

The scripture made us to know that the spirit is willing but our flesh is weak (Matthew 26:41).

¹⁵ I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. ¹⁶ And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. ¹⁷ As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. ¹⁸ For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature.^[a] For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. ¹⁹ For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. ²⁰ Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.

(Romans 7:15-20).

The above quote is from Apostle Paul in his wrestle against flesh and sin. We must constantly subject our flesh so that we will be able to live a righteous life to enjoy the promises of God concerning righteous living.

BENEFITS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

·        It makes your way to be straight (Proverbs 11:5)

·        Righteousness delivers from problem (Proverbs 11:6)

·        You will be rescued from trouble (Proverbs 11: 8)

·        God will make your enemies to be at peace with you (Proverbs 16:7)

·        You will inherit the land – This means you will flourish in the land

·        (Psalm 37: 29)

·        It shall be well with you (Isaiah 3:10)

·        You will not be forsaken (Psalm 37: 25)

·        The Lord will grant you your heart desires (Proverbs 10:24)

·        Your children shall be delivered from evil and affliction (Proverbs 11: 21)

·        You will live in safety under the shadow of the almighty God (Proverb 18: 10)

·        Your path will be smooth and glorious- you will be moving from one level of glory to another (Proverbs 4: 18)

·        God will not withhold any good thing from you (Psalm 84: 11)

·        You will enjoy God’s favour in every area of your life (Psalm 5:12)

HOW TO LIVE RIGHTEOUSLY

·        Fear the Lord and do not do anything that can cause separation between you and God.

·        Study His word (Bible) and apply it to your lifestyle.

·        Obedience is crucial- not partial obedience to His commands.

·        Put your flesh into subjection and let the spirit of God rule over your flesh.

·        Holiness and humility is key to righteous living.

·        Acknowledge God in all your doing, so that He can direct your path..

·        Live a lifestyle of praise, worship and prayer.

·        Live in love- love the “unlovable” do not follow the slogan of “an eye for an eye.”- Do good to them that hates you (This takes the grace of God… the grace is sufficient for you- ask for it).

The benefits of righteousness cannot be over emphasised. If we can stand right with God and walk in His will, we would not need to struggle for many things in life, because God will take care of everything in our favour.
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THE REWARD OF FAITH

TEXT: JAMES 1:6, MATTHEW 17:20 

“But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. 7 That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. 8 Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.” (James 1: 6-8).

“He replied, "Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."(Matthew 17:20).

What is faith? The dictionary defined faith as complete trust or confidence in someone or something- faith is absolute trust in someone or something. The scripture defines faith as the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen (Hebrews 11:1).

Now that we have explained what faith is, the question here is who should we have absolute faith in? The only person that we can put our absolute faith in without being failed is the only wise God- the Lord Almighty. Hebrews 12: 1 says “Looking unto Jesus the author and the finisher of your faith… Jeremiah 17:5 buttressed this by saying “This is what the Lord says. Cursed is the one who trusts in man who draws strength in mere flesh, and whose heart turns away from the Lord.

Do you wonder why the Lord is advising us not to put our trust in fellow man? The reason is because God knows that there is limit to what human beings can do- our strength, wisdom and knowledge are limited as human beings. Only the almighty God is the unlimited God. Nothing limits Him if He’s set to do a thing.

Human being may promise to do something for you and they may genuinely have the mind of helping, but because of the limited power, strength and wisdom of human beings, they may faith you. Only God will not fail you; that is why He is the only one we should put our trust in.

The reward of faith is that when you put your faith in God He will not disappoint you- He will not fail you, He will bring your expectation to pass. As good as that sounds, there is more to it. To walk with God in faith you have to “leave your brain behind you” What do I mean? Faith requires what does not make sense to ordinary mind (example is when Jesus spat on the ground and used it to heal a blind eyes). It is scientifically proven that human brain is wired to protect and guide human being against any harm. That is why when you want to embark on any new idea, task or endeavour, your brain automatically tries to talk you out of making the move to do what is planned because your brain wants to protect you from “danger”. When walking with God in faith and you are told to do what is “humanly unreasonable” your brain will “enlightens” you not to do it because it makes no sense- this makes trusting God and walking in faith to be impossible.

There were people in the bible that got the rewards of their faith in the word of God- the Lord did not disappoint them, their expectation were made to come to pass.

King Jehoshaphat in second Chronicles 20 defeated all the people that waged war against his nation only by singing praises to God as the Lord instructed him to do. He won the battle without any weapon - without raising his hands to fight! The wall of Jericho came down flat only by marching and shouting of the people of God- they followed the instruction of God with faith and they had victory.

If Peter was using human wisdom when Jesus told him to go to the river to catch the first fish and open its mouth to get money for them to pay their tax, Peter would have said no- but because Peter had done away with his human brain (wisdom) his faith in Jesus made his expectation to come to fulfilment.

To cap it all, I will talk about Abraham’s faith- he was called the father of faith because of his “dangerous” faith in God. He demonstrated his faith to his son Isaac when God told him to sacrifice the boy for Him. When the boy asked the dad that he could see other thing for the sacrifice except the Ram, the father told his son that the Lord shall provide. Abraham believed that God is a loving God and wouldn’t allow him to sacrifice his long awaiting son. Lo and behold, the Lord proved himself as the ever faithful God again- He provided the Ram as Abraham expected!

The take home today is to be steadfast in your faith to God knowing well that the Lord will reward you by granting you the expectation of your heart and give you victory on every side provided you did not doubt Him.

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YOU WILL BE TESTED TO BE PROMOTED

TEXT: DAN 3:8-21, 28-30

 At this time some astrologers or Chaldeans came forward and denounced the Jews. They said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “May the king live forever! Your Majesty has issued a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music must fall down and worship the image of gold, and that whoever does not fall down and worship will be thrown into a blazing furnace. But there are some Jews whom you have set over the affairs of the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego—who pay no attention to you, Your Majesty. They neither serve your gods nor worship the image of gold you have set up.”Furious with rage, Nebuchadnezzar summoned Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king, and Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the image of gold I have set up? Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the image I made, very good. But if you do not worship it, you will be thrown immediately into a blazing furnace. Then what god will be able to rescue you from my hand?”Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to him, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us. Or If the God we serve is able to deliver us, then he will deliver us from the blazing furnace and from Your Majesty’s hand. But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.”Then Nebuchadnezzar was furious with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, and his attitude toward them changed. He ordered the furnace heated seven times hotter than usual and commanded some of the strongest soldiers in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and throw them into the blazing furnace. So these men, wearing their robes, trousers, turbans and other clothes, were bound and thrown into the blazing furnace….Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in him and defied the king’s command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be cut into pieces and their houses be turned into piles of rubble, for no other god can save in this way.”Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the province of Babylon.

There is no promotion with test or examination. For you to be promoted to a greater or next level, you must go through a test. Nobody gets promoted without having to face some trials or challenges.

For example, when students wanted to be promoted from one class to the next higher class, the teachers will conduct some test for them to test their ability to that they will know if they are fit enough to be promoted.

In the same vein, for God to elevate you and promote you to the next higher level; your faithfulness and your steadfastness will be tested. God may decide to bring a challenge your way to know the extent of your love and your commitment to him.

You know it is easy to serve God when things are working well for you. You may find it easy to profess your “unending love” for God when the line is falling in good places for you. When the tide turns in “not so good” or in a very messy situation, can you still be steadfast in your commitment to God?

In our text, the three Hebrew boys were having the challenge of renouncing their God by bowing down to worship the image of gold of king Nebuchadnezzar. Failure to bow down for this image would cost them their lives. If they refuse to bow down to the image of gold, they will be thrown into the extremely hot fire prepared at the instruction of the king. The period can be referred to as the period of their test that would get them promoted to the next level.

The Hebrew boys faced the “promotional test” and they came out victoriously. The boys proved their love and steadfastness to God by standing their ground not to bow to the image of gold.

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to the king

“King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. 17If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us 17 Or If the God we serve is able to deliver us, then he will deliver us from the blazing furnace and from Your Majesty’s hand. 18But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.” (Dan 3: 16-18).

The king was filled with rage and ordered that the boys should be thrown into the extremely heated furnace. The boys were thrown into the fire but the lord took out the heat from the fire and made the fire to become “air conditioner” for them and they were not burnt!

God does not allow those who trust Him to be put to shame. When the Hebrew boys refused to trade their God for any man made gods, the Lord came through for them by rescuing them from the plot of the enemy.

If you stand your ground in the face of problem and affliction, the Lord will not forsake you. He will rescue and deliver you from the plot of the enemy and you will triumph and be promoted like the Hebrew boys.

“And the satraps, prefects, governors and royal advisers crowded around them. They saw that the fire had not harmed their bodies, nor was a hair of their heads singed; their robes were not scorched, and there was no smell of fire on them.28Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in him and defied the king’s command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. 29Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be cut into pieces and their houses be turned into piles of rubble, for no other god can save in this way.”30Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the province of Babylon. (Dan 3:27-30).

Be encouraged that God will not leave nor forsake you. You will be tested to be promoted, make sure you don’t fail the test if you want to go to the next level of greatness. Failure to pass the test means repetition until you pass that level gloriously. NO PROMOTION WITHOUT TEST!

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WHAT CAN SEPARATE US FROM THE LOVE OF GOD?

TEXT: ROMANS 8:35-39

³⁵ Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? ³⁶ (As the Scriptures say, “For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.” ³⁷ No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.

³⁸ And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. ³⁹ No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.

The above scripture is asking us a question and at the same time emphasizing that even in time of trouble, problems and afflictions; we should not turn our back against God. Nothing on earth is worth losing God for, no situation or problem is genuine enough to cause us to turn away from God our maker.

The later part of our text tells us that nothing in this world should make our love for God to grow cold; rather it should wax stronger because in every situation; God loves us and He is always with us, even in our times of darkness!

Our anchor scripture listed some things that can cause people to back off from serving God- Trouble, calamity, hunger, danger, persecution, being destitute, or death. In truth, many people throw in the towel when things are difficult for them.

However, there are some people that serve God more and better when they are in difficulty. Many people turn to God when during tribulation, distress, affliction, lack and hardship.

In other words, the problem they are facing drew them to God, knowing that He is their lasting hope and solution. Hence, as soon as they overcome the problem, they turn their back against God. Why?  This is because their problem has been solved and they don’t see any reason to stay with God again. The blessing or the divine turnaround was what separated them from God and not the problem {problem knitted them to God and they allowed blessing or answered prayer to separate them from God}.

Some people are driven away from God because of problem or affliction while some are driven away as a result of answered prayer. When God bless them, they believe there is no reason to serve God again!

Today, I am encouraging you not to allow problem or success to separate you from God. No success or breakthrough is good enough to separate you from God, and no problem is too big or bad enough to drift you apart from your maker.

If you are in the midst of trouble or affliction, hold on to God; let not your love for the lover of your soul go cold. Also, if you pray for blessing and He blesses you, do not be an ingrate by taking the blessing and rejecting the giver of the blessing.

Remember, in blessing, tribulation, lack, hunger, and in death, we are more than conquerors through Christ who loved us.

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THE PRICE OF SUCCESS

TEXT: GENESIS 26: 12-16

¹² Isaac planted crops in that land and the same year reaped a hundredfold, because the Lord blessed him. ¹³ The man became rich, and his wealth continued to grow until he became very wealthy. ¹⁴ He had so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him. ¹⁵ So all the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the time of his father Abraham, the Philistines stopped up, filling them with earth. ¹⁶ Then Abimelek said to Isaac, “Move away from us; you have become too powerful for us.”

As well as we all love to be successful; not all of us is ready to pay the price of being successful. There are many unpalatable situations that come with being successful- this I refer to as the “price of success.” Either you like it or not; as soon as you become successful, you will start paying the price that comes with success.

 Some of these prices are ENVY, HATRED, JEALOUSY, BACKBITING, BACK STABBING, HAVING TO LOSE CLOSE FRIENDS AND RELATIVES, and so on.

When you are at your struggling stage and trying to figure out your life, you may not encounter any problem- why?  This is because people have no reason to envy you because you have not achieved anything tangible. Nobody will oppose you because you have not made headway in your Endeavour. Rather, pity parties that are not ready to help you will be all over you.

As soon as your situation changes for better, you will also see negative changes from close friends and associates that used to pity you! You will now be wondering “are these not the people that were consoling and pitying me when I was struggling? Are these not the people hoping and praying for a change in my situation? Even your fellow believers that you pray together may end up becoming your enemies at your elevation!

Isaac came to Gerar because he had a problem of famine in his own land. He was well received in Gerar when he first arrived; he was living peacefully with the native of the land. Isaac had no problem with anybody until he became successful, the people that were friendly and accommodated him nicely suddenly turned against him in envy because the Lord has blessed him in the land.

The great lesson of this story is that you should be prepared to lose family and friends as you become successful! The people of Gerar that had loved Isaac turned to become the enemy of his progress. To truncate Isaac’s success; they filled all his father’s well with sand, even Abimelech that once gave an order to all the people of the land that nobody should molest Isaac and his wife if they don’t want to die ended up giving Isaac a “quit notice” from Gerar! This is to tell you that your friends and pity parties, those that you think are genuinely “upholding” you in prayer for a positive change in your situation may turn against you when you become successful.

To be able to stand and prevail over the devices of the enemies when you are successful, you must be sure that God is your sure foundation and stronghold. So that when the enemy comes like flood against you, the lord will fight for you and raise a standard against them on your behalf. Let God be the source of your success so that He can protect you against the enemies. Isaac was able to triumph in the midst of adversaries because it was God that blessed him. It is the blessing of God that makes riches without sorrow (Proverbs 10:22).

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CONTROL YOUR ATTITUDE LET GOD CONTROL THE HEAT

TEXT: DANIEL 3: 8- 27

⁸ Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came forward and accused the Jews. ⁹ They spoke and said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, live forever! ¹⁰ You, O king, have made a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, and psaltery, in symphony with all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the gold image; ¹¹ and whoever does not fall down and worship shall be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. ¹² There are certain Jews whom you have set over the affairs of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego; these men, O king, have not paid due regard to you. They do not serve your gods or worship the gold image which you have set up.”

¹³ Then Nebuchadnezzar, in rage and fury, gave the command to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. So they brought these men before the king. ¹⁴ Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the gold image which I have set up? ¹⁵ Now if you are ready at the time you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, and psaltery, in symphony with all kinds of music, and you fall down and worship the image which I have made, good! But if you do not worship, you shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. And who is the god who will deliver you from my hands?”

¹⁶ Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. ¹⁷ If that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king. ¹⁸ But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up.”

¹⁹ Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. He spoke and commanded that they heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated. ²⁰ And he commanded certain mighty men of valor who were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, and cast them into the burning fiery furnace. ²¹ Then these men were bound in their coats, their trousers, their turbans, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. ²² Therefore, because the king’s command was urgent, and the furnace exceedingly hot, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. ²³ And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

²⁴ Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished; and he rose in haste and spoke, saying to his counselors, “Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire?”

They answered and said to the king, “True, O king.”

²⁵ “Look!” he answered, “I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.”

²⁶ Then Nebuchadnezzar went near the mouth of the burning fiery furnace and spoke, saying, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, servants of the Most High God, come out, and come here.” Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego came from the midst of the fire. ²⁷ And the satraps, administrators, governors, and the king’s counselors gathered together, and they saw these men on whose bodies the fire had no power; the hair of their head was not singed nor were their garments affected, and the smell of fire was not on them.

The Lord did not promise us smooth sailing journey in life, He never promised that we will always be seeing sunshine without dark cloud and rainy days. He only promise us  in John 16: 33 that no problem will over power us because He has overcome the world for us, therefore we should be of good cheer (positive attitude).

Along the journey of life, we will encounter situations that are not good or pleasant, because giving your life to Christ is not the assurance that you will have problem-free life, but your assurance as a child of God is that the problem will not overcome you; rather you will be the one to overcome the problem and come out victorious because the Lord is your ever present help in your time of trouble. As believers and as children of God; the battle of life that we are facing has already been won by God; therefore victory is certain for us!

The three Hebrew boys (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego) gave their loyalty to the Most High God; they refused to bow for the Babylonian god. They were arrested and thrown into the fiery furnace to die. These boys were able to control their attitude by not getting angry with God; they did not say "WHY  should they be arrested when they are loyal to the only true God." They did not ask God why He allowed that to happen to them, instead they continued in their loyalty to God. They were calm and trusting God to show His mighty hand to deliver them. These boys were of good cheer (they maintained positive attitude) as the Lord has told us.

They controlled their attitude during a challenging period; this made God to be pleased and happy to control the heat of the fire so that they will not be hurt. The Lord took out the heat of the fire, and turned the fiery furnace to “air condition” for the boys!

The fire was heated so well that it killed the people that threw the Hebrew boys in the fire. Yet these boys did not feel the pain, they did not die in the fire, the fire had no effect on them that when they came out of the fire; there was no smell of fire on them!

In the same vein, if you can control your attitude during a negative season, if you can maintain positive attitude when things are going wrong around you, the Lord will help you to control the heat of the problem so that you will come out unhurt and become better after the problem is over.

Many people throw in the towel; they say derogatory things to God when they are in problem. They are unable to control their attitude; they cannot be of good cheer as the Lord has admonished us.

Let us learn from the three Hebrew boys, let’s learn how to control our attitude during problem and affliction, and leave God to control the heat of the problem for us so that we would come out victoriously. 

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