I want to trust in the Lord like Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego did as they faced King Nebuchadnezzar and the heat from the fiery furnace behind them made their backs sweat. I imagine their voices were shaky when they began their proclamation but grew stronger as the momentum of their faith carried them forward. Because they had steadfast trust in the Lord their God, they were able to say with one voice that they would not bow down to the king and that they trusted in their God to save them out of the furnace. Even if their God didn’t save them from their deaths, they proclaimed boldly that they would not serve the pagan gods or worship the golden image before them. 

A great deal of faith is needed to place your trust in the Lord, trusting that He will rescue you from your circumstances someday. It seems to me that even more faith is needed in order to place your trust in the Lord and proclaim that He is good, regardless of the amount of suffering you may have to endure. We trust in our God because the Holy Spirit gives us strength to hope in “things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1). We also have access to the Word of God, which contains stories of God’s faithfulness over thousands of years to hundreds of generations. 

Let us cling to the fact that the Holy Spirit “encamps” around us and trust that in due time, the Lord will deliver us from whatever suffering we may endure on this earth (Psalm 34:7). By trusting in the Lord and truly placing our hope in Him, our souls can find peace, even in chaos. God knows all things and loves us dearly, and we are welcomed to continually ask Him to grow our trust.