In today’s scriptures, Azariah, in the midst of the blazing furnace, begs God to be merciful for the sake of Azariah’s faithful ancestors. What an interesting thought! God remains faithful because our ancestors were faithful. Today would have been my dad’s 102nd birthday. Dad was a faithful and faith-filled man until his death 7 months ago. I’ve never considered begging God’s mercy for the sake of Dad (and Mom, too). They gave me the wonderful gift of faith. It is up to me to keep it alive. But now I know I can invoke Dad and Mom when I pray, secure in the fact that they were loved by God, and therefore, so am I.
