The Fourth Man 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. Daniel 3:25 In reading the Old Testament, we occasionally meet a Stranger who defies explanation -- the Guest who showed up at Abrahams tent, the Traveler who wrestled with Jacob, the Commander of the Lords Army who puzzled Joshua, the Fourth Man who appeared in the fiery furnace with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, the Angel of the Lord who appeared to Moses. Many scholars believe this Personage was Jesus Himself in His pre-Bethlehem state. When Jesus became a human through the womb of the Virgin, He literally became the God-Man. From that moment He was both fully God and fully human. We call this the incarnation. But prior to that, He sometimes appeared in a preincarnate form. In other words, in the Old Testament Jesus occasionally appeared in the form of a man; at His birth He literally became a man. How comforting to know that Jesus will always find a way of being with His people. Even now He is present by His Holy Spirit, and He constantly speaks to us through His Word. We have a Savior who is always near and always dear. Hes the Fourth Man in the furnace, but Hes first in our hearts. To throw the Christian into the furnace is to put him into Christs parlor; for lo! Jesus Christ is walking with him. Charles Spurgeon, from his sermon Gods People in the Furnace
Posted on: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 12:48:21 +0000
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