Prepare For Crunch Time. Part [15] 06/11/2026 (Evening thought)

Daniel 3:19 Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spoke, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.

In our day, a lot of pressure is being brought to bear against persons who refuse to bow down. And we’re facing an epidemic of bowers, who would do just about anything in violation of conscience, so as to survive. Persons are sacrificing principles, left, right and center, while others are turning a blind eye to evils that baffle even satan. Just for clarity, bowing down does not mean bowing down in the most literal sense.

It means bowing, by doing things against your conscience, things that are contrary to God’s clearly revealed will, because your arm has been twisted. So, the question for us crunch timers is: what will it take to make you bow down in order to access your economic privileges? Will you reason that the ends justify the means, if the end goal is to save your life. Or will we stand like the brave, with our face to the foe, by not bowing.

How much arm twisting can you endure, and do you have a threshold point after which you would break and buckle under the heavy load? We’re speaking of the crunch time like no other in the history of earth, when a radical form of godliness will be required of those who will survive the perils of the last days. Folks are losing their seats in the house, and senate at an alarming rate, and others now find themselves having to regroup, if they want to survive. But the question is: Does the end justify the means?

Daniel 3:20 And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!

Prepare For Crunch Time. Part [14] 06/10/2026 (Morning thought)

Daniel 3:6 And whoso falls not down and worships shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. 8 Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.

Daniel 3:9 They spoke and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live forever. 12 There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. 13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king.

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…. They were not willing to sacrifice principle for some temporary gain and if it came down to the wire they were willing to die, rather than betray sacred trusts.

There’s no doubt we in our day could use some men like that, men who have spine, who would not allow circumstances to dictate what they decide as being right or wrong. Too often we see persons buckle under pressure as they succumb to a barrage of threats from kings and dear leaders. The ghost of Nebuchadnezzar is flitting all around us nowadays, and according to Scripture, it will just be a matter of time, before his ways and means are adopted by mortals who seek worship.

Daniel 3:18 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.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!