It is the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed- Nego and the fiery furnace in Daniel chapter 3. These three young Jewish men were taken into captivity by the Babylonians. They were forced to serve in the court of the mighty King Nebuchadnezzar. This king had built a huge golden idol and forced all of those who were under him to worship it, and whoever did not worship it was put to death in the fiery furnace. Almost everyone obeyed this, except for Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. They had faith in God that He would save them from King Nebuchadnezzar. The king was so furious that he ordered his men to turn up the heat seven times hotter than usual, and all of them who threw them in were killed from the heat of the fire. They were thrown into the fire, and by his amazement, the king saw four men walking around in the fire, yet there were only three men thrown into it. There was an angel of God walking around inside the fire that was protecting them. They all walked out of the fire without a burn mark or even the slightest smell of smoke on their clothing. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed- Nego had that much faith that God would deliver them from King Nebuchadnezzar.(Daniel 3) If we did not have faith in God, than we would have faith in ourselves. If that were to happen, than the world would have so many more problems than we already have. We should be thankful that God gave us the knowledge of faith in Him to deliver us from our problems. .
Faith is what the Bible describes in Hebrews 11:1 as the "Substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." This suggests that even though we cannot see something like the wind, we should believe that it is there. The Bible is probably the best source to discover what faith is supposed to be. (Hebrews 11:1) In the book of Matthew, several examples of faith are given. Matthew 8:5-13 says, "Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him, saying, "Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed and dreadfully tormented.