Daniel 3:16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter. 17 If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. 18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
Let us be very, very careful of subscribing to satan’s version of events, because in doing so, some could risk sinking deep down into spiritual darkness, from which it can become difficult for persons to recover. Instead, let’s all read from the same script as did the three Hebrew worthies. This leads us to the second reason why God may not always choose to intervene.
[2] God reserves the right at all times to exercise His discretion, meaning, that there are times when He may choose to deliver or prevent certain things, and there are other instances when He might say not so much. The promises made to the righteous are not blanket guarantees which are automatically scheduled to be fulfilled to the letter, in every which circumstance.
If this were the case, then we would be serving God with guarantees, a false proposal which surfaced when satan accused God of bribing Job with guarantees to obey Him, which would inevitably remove the need for faith. The promises are subjected to God’s discretion, and since every case is different, He may choose to fulfill in one instance, whereas in another, He may see fit not to intervene.
Job 13:15 Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him. 16 He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!