Fourth Man?

Daniel 3:19-25 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.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. 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. 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. And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
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." "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."

Certain mighty "men" of valor on the side of evil are no match for our God. These certain "men" of valor need not be in a physical sense by our side. There are spirits of discouragement, distress, hopelessness and hate that the devil will employ against us, ultimately seeking to make us live a defeated Christian life.

The power of being set free from these demonic activities does not lie solely in our ability to fight, or use the right words or say the right prayers. The power of being set free lies on totally relying on the fourth man in the flame, "the Son of God."

At one time or another we will all suffer from these evil "men" seeking to intimidate our souls, our very existence. But know that there is no power mightier than the risen Lord. He is able to save to the uttermost those that come to Him.

Have you seen people that shine when they walk in the room? People that have great compassion for the poor and the lost? People whose hearts are tender to the core? People that will not compromise in the face of persecution and suffering? These are the ones that have walked with the fourth man in the fire daily and then the fourth man in the fire has walked with them when they need Him.

Psalm 50:15 And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.