When are you going to talk about real things?

Tired of reading nonsense.

> It all started back when this kid named
> Daniel and his 3 homies, Shadrach, Meshach
> and Abednego decided to follow the Lord.
> They were in this group of teens picked by
> King Nebuchadnezzar to be taught and
> instructed for 3 years so he could choose
> the best and smartest ones of them to serve
> in his kingdom. (Daniel 1:4-7)

> The Lord blessed these guys big-time for
> putting Him first, and after 3 years, the
> king (we’ll just call him Neb) picked them
> out of the whole line-up of strong young
> men. They were tested, and turned out 10
> times smarter than all the other guys! (Dan.
> 1:19+20) They had special skills, and Daniel
> even knew how to figure out what dreams and
> visions meant. (how cool is that). (Dan.
> 1:17)

> "I want these guys to serve me!"
> Neb decided.

> Time passed, and everything was going cool.
> But eventually, Neb had a dream that no one
> could interpret but Daniel. Neb saw how the
> Lord worked through Dan and made him a great
> man.

> "It is true that your God is a God of
> gods, a Lord of kings and a revealer of
> secrets, seeing that you could reveal this
> secret." Neb told Daniel.

> He gave him all kinds of gifts and made him
> ruler over all of Babylon and the chief of
> the governors over all the wise men. He was
> the top dog! And Dan chose his friends
> Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego to work with
> him. So they all got to work, hang out, and
> pray together. (Dan. 2:45-49)

> But it wasn’t long before Neb forgot all
> about how great God is and built a huge
> image of gold. He told everyone,
> "Whoever does not bow down and worship
> this statue will be thrown into a fiery
> furnace and burned alive!" (Dan. 3:6)

> At this time, Shad, Mesh and Abed were
> living in Babylon, and when the rulers found
> out they wouldn’t bow to a false God, they
> narced on them! "Hey, king, did you
> know that those freaks you thought were so
> smart and strong won’t bow down to your
> image?"

> The king was so pissed, he had them brought
> before him.

> "Look, I may have hand-pick you, but
> that doesn’t mean you don’t have to obey my
> orders. I’m the boss! Who do you guys think
> you are?" he stormed.

> "I told you I’m going to burn you alive
> if you don’t worship the image! Who is that
> God that you think will deliver you out of
> my hands?"

> "O king, we don’t need to answer your
> question." They responded.

> "If it is his will, the God we serve
> will rescue us from the fiery furnace, and
> deliver us from you. But even if not, we
> won’t serve your gods or worship that golden
> image.

> The king was so furious, his face got red.
> "Heat the furnace 7 times hotter than
> usual - NOW!" he screamed. "Get
> the strongest weightlifters in the army, tie
> these fools up, and throw them in the
> fire!" (Dan 3:14-20)

> So Shad, Mesh and Abed were bound in all
> their threads and their baseball caps even,
> and tossed into the flames. The fire was so
> freaking hot that the flames killed the army
> guys that threw them in! Shad, Mesh and Abed
> fell down bound in the raging fire.

> Then the King, who was watching, all pissed
> of, was astonished, and asked the guards,
> "Weren’t three men thrown into the
> fire?"

> "Yeah, why?" they glanced at him.

> "But I see four men loose, walking
> around in the fire, and they’re not hurt!
> And the fourth one looks like the Son of
> God!!"

> The guard’s mouth dropped as they turned to
> check out the strange scene.

> The king came closer to the furnace and
> yelled to the guys, "You servants of
> the most high God, come out of there!"
> His heart pounded in his chest.

> They walked out of the furnace, and everyone
> stared at them in shock. The fire had no
> power over them at all! Not even a hair on
> their head was singed, and their clothes
> didn’t even smell like smoke! (Dan 3:27)

> (If you’ve ever been around someone smoking
> and had to wash your clothes afterward to
> get rid of the smell, you can imagine how
> amazing that is!)

> The king’s voice was full of awe.
> "Blessed be the God of Shadrach,
> Meshach and Abednego, who sent his angel and
> saved his servants that trusted in him, and
> have even changed MY word, these men who
> risked their own bodies so that they didn’t
> have to serve any god but their own!"

> "Today I make a decree that any people,
> nation and language who speaks anything
> against their God will be cut in pieces and
> their house will be made into a
> dung-hill." (Dung = Poop) "Because
> there is no other God that can deliver like
> this!"

> Then he turned to the 3 guys and shook his
> head in amazement. "From now on, you
> guys are promoted." (Dan 3:30)

> THE MORE FAITH YOU HAVE, THE MORE POWER YOU
> HAVE.

> PRACTICE YOUR FAITH MUSCLES. IT MAY BE
> SCARY, BUT IT PAYS OFF - BIGTIME!