“If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace…
“But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods.”
(Daniel 3:17-18)
“But if not.” Consider the meaning of these three words and how they relate to keeping covenants. These three young men were not basing their obedience upon being delivered. Even if they were not delivered, they would keep their promise to the Lord because they said they would. Keeping our covenants is always independent of our situation.