All Creation Waits, Day 7: Fire That Frees
Week 1 – 1st Sunday of Advent – Waiting in Faith (Daniel 3)
Daniel 3:27
27 And the satraps, the prefects, the governors, and the king’s counselors gathered together and saw that the fire had not had any power over the bodies of those men; the hair of their heads was not singed, their tunics were not scorched, and not even the smell of fire came from them.
Thoughts
The only thing the fire consumes is their bondage. God’s refining presence purifies without destroying. Advent hope doesn’t deny hardship – it trusts that God can transform it. What binds us may be burned away so that what’s true and holy can stand free.
Question
What might God be burning away in you this Advent – and what new freedom might that bring?
Prayer
God, refine me gently. Burn away what binds me and lead me into freedom …
