Sometimes God's power is most evident once you're already in the fire...
I realize it would be more comfortable and more convenient for him to show up now before the flames get too high, before you're in the middle of your mess without an anchor, before you're seared from the heat of pain and despair. However, with his infinite wisdom, God has decided that he will get the glory from your circumstance in the sight of your enemies, doubters, and accusers who are standing near with a watchful eye in anticipation of your demise, decline, and destruction. He is, as Psalm 23:5 states, preparing "a table before me in the presence of my enemies".
Consider the experience Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego underwent. They were cast into a fire so hot that it burned the soldiers who opened the doors of the furnace to throw them in. Yet they remained steadfast in their faith that God was still in control. Though physically bound themselves, their faith untied the hands of the Lord to move on their behalf. He showed up in the midst of the fiery furnace. He unchained them from their calamities and granted them FREEDOM to walk in the FIRE!! The Lord waited until they were in a situation that they could not help themselves out of and then he CHOSE THEM!! He chose to use them and their circumstance to reveal his power and his faithfulness. He chose them to restore. He chose them to rescue. He chose them to deliver.
Often times, we become negligent in our worship and lax in our praise forgetting that we do not serve God because we chose him to be the head of our lives, but on the contrary, the Lord chose us! For that very reason alone, you OWE God a praise!
Like David, "I will extol the Lord at all times, his praise will always be on my lips" (Psalm 34:1)
....what about YOU? Here's Kirk Franklin with More Than I Can Bear
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