Now, if you are ready

Now, If you are ready! A Daniel 3:15 moment
Those words came at a moment in time when three men had to make a decision that would determine whether or not they would live or die. This was not a moment for indecision; it was not a moment to waiver; it was not a moment to quiver in their faith. This moment happens in Daniel 3:15, and it is a time when Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego would either stand in faith or fall in fear. The king forced the country to bow down to his beliefs. The choice was simple: bow or die. Bow down and worship a false god made of human hands, or be thrown into a pit of fire. Bow down and submit to a king who places himself above God, or stand for their faith and accept the consequences.
To the people who did not know the power of God, the choices were simple: submit or die. To non-believers, there was no other option, they all fell in fear. To Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, the choice was clear. They would stand for their faith, regardless of the consequences, because they knew their fate did not rest in man's hands but God's. Their response was bold, strong, and full of faith as they proclaimed that they did not worship the king's gods. They knew that their God was able to deliver them.
I believe many of us are at a "Now if you are ready" moment. More than that, I believe the church is at a "Now if you are ready" moment. We live in a culture where people who do not submit to the status quo are destroyed, so people have tucked away their beliefs and kneeled before the powers that be, leaving the world without bold leaders who can show a better way and deny their God, who wants to pour revival out on barren land.
What decisions or actions are you holding back on because you are worried about the reaction or repercussions that may come from it? You know that God wants you to do it, you know that He will provide, and you know that He will bless you, but you are also afraid that you might lose something because of it. Is there a sin that you have not called out because you worry about offending someone? Is there a stand that you have not taken because you might have to make it alone? It is time to do something bold. Are you ready? 
It is time to act. It is time to allow God to show His power.
Because the three men acted, another was seen in the fire. What will the people around you see from your leadership? Will they see your waiver, your submission, or your inaction in a time that calls for a bold leader who walks in his anointing, or will they see a leader who stands boldly on the Word of God?
The time is now. The moment is here. You are standing at a crossroads moment. What will you do with it?

William Earp

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