God's Son With Us Through Fire Poem by Josef Kaswezi

'....when you walk through the fire
you will not be burned,
the flames will not set you ablaze' (Isaiah 43: 2)

you must have read or heard of this story
how God showed his glory.
king Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold
all men and his officials he summoned
(this is what he commanded them to do)
as soon as the heard a sound
they had to fall on the ground
worship the image set up by the king
and no one was to be found standing
whoever did not fall down
was into the fire to be thrown
so as they heard the sound of all kind of music
all fell down on their knees and worshiped the thing
three Jews who did not want to
worship were denounced to you know who
Nebuchadnezzar got furious with rage
so the Jews were brought to the stage
the king asked 'is it true?
Shedrach, Meshach and Abednego
what they have said about you
refusing to worship my image and gods
now i give you another chance
worship it or be thrown into a furnace
(is there any God to save you out of my hand)
O' king we will not argue with you on this issue
the God we serve, can and will save us from you
if not, let it to you be known
that we will not bow down
the King was full of fury
he spoke and commanded his men to hurry
heat the furnace seven times than before
tie and throw the Jews through the furnace hole
the king was amazed and stood in haste
and asked his trusted men
did not we three tied men on fire
they answered the king, 'True sire'
but i see four men walking freely
to me they seem happy
and the forth like the Son of God
(then Nebuchadnezzar called them,
Meshach, Shedrach and Abednego)
Ye.. servants of the most high God
all of king's officials gathered together
to see these men whose bodies fire had no power
as they came out in the midst of fire
not burned, not even a single hair.

Blessed be their Lord
who never leave his people alone.