It's Not About the Lions: Trail by Fire

There’s  a  fascinating  story  in  the  Hebrew  Scriptures  about  idolatry:  what  happens when we take a good thing and make it an ultimate thing. An entire nation is coerced into  bowing  down  to  a  golden  image  that  represents  the  empire  and  the  king,  but three  young  men  choose  to  resist.  What  kind  of  faith  does  it  take  to  go  against  the flow?  To  be  surrounded  by  people  engaged  in  unhealthy  and  ultimately  destructive behavior,  but  to  choose  to  do  otherwise?  And  what  role  does  God  play  in  our  lives when we resist the allure of ultimately misplaced allegiance?